夜ともなれば彼は好奇心を抱いて星空を見上げたこともあろうと思う。

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English Translation

There were times, at falling night, when he looked up with curiosity to the stars.

Furigana

夜(よる)ともなれば彼(かれ)は好奇心(こうきしん)を抱(だ)いて星空(ほしぞら)を見上(みあ)げたこともあろうと思(おも)う。

Romanji

Yoru to mo nareba kare wa kōkishin o daite hoshizora o miageta koto mo arou to omou.

Words

夜 (よる、よ)

evening; night

と (と)

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

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

好奇心 (こうきしん)

curiosity; inquisitiveness

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.

抱く (いだく、だく、うだく)

to embrace; to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby); to hug; to harbour (e.g. grudge) (harbor); to bear (e.g. a grudge); to entertain (e.g. suspicion); to have sex with; to make love to; to sleep with; to sit on eggs

星空 (ほしぞら)

starry sky

見上げる (みあげる)

to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember