昔の学校友達同士は連絡をとりあおうとする。

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English Translation

Old school friends often try to keep in touch with one another.

Furigana

昔(むかし)の学校(がっこう)友達(ともだち)同士(どうし)は連絡(れんらく)をとりあおうとする。

Romanji

Mukashi no gakkō tomodachi dōshi wa renraku o toriaou to suru.

Words

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

学校 (がっこう)

school

友達 (ともだち)

friend; companion

同士 (どうし、どし)

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

連絡 (れんらく)

to contact; to get in touch; contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message; connection; coordination; junction; intercalary; intercalaris; internuncial

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

取合う (とりあう)

to take each other's hands; to clasp (hands); to compete; to scramble for; to pay attention (to someone); to respond

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to