神戸の荒廃は、私が想像していたとおり酷いものであった。

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English Translation

The devastation in Kobe was as terrible as I had imagined.

Furigana

神戸(こうべ)の荒廃(こうはい)は、私(わたし)が想像(そうぞう)していたとおり酷(ひど)いものであった。

Romanji

Kōbe no kōhai wa, watashi ga sōzōshiteita tōri hidoi mono de atta.

Words

神戸 (こうべ)

Kobe (port city near Osaka)

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

荒廃 (こうはい)

ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

想像 (そうぞう)

imagination; guess

通り (とおり)

avenue; street; way; road; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice); fame; reputation; popularity; the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said); understanding; comprehension; counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types

酷い (ひどい)

cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...