目が部屋の明かりを反射したときに彼女の目は輝いた。

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English Translation

Her eyes shone as they reflected the light of the room.

Furigana

目(め)が部屋(へや)の明(あ)かりを反射(はんしゃ)したときに彼女(かのじょ)の目(め)は輝(かがや)いた。

Romanji

Me ga heya no akari o hanshashita tokini kanojo no me wa kagayaita.

Words

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

が (が)

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

部屋 (へや)

room; apartment; flat; pad; chamber; stable

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

明かり (あかり)

light; illumination; glow; gleam; lamp; light

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.

反射 (はんしゃ)

reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

輝く (かがやく)

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle