森の中ではあまり鹿を見かけなかった。

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あまり 鹿 見かけなかった

English Translation

We didn't see many deer in the forest.

Furigana

(もり)(なか)ではあまり鹿(しか)()かけなかった。

Romanji

Mori no naka de wa amari shika o mikakenakatta.

Words

(もり)
forest; shrine grove
()
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
(なか)
inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
余り (あまり、あんまり)
remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant; not very (with negative sentence); not much; surplus; excess; fullness; too much; more than; over
鹿 (しか、かせぎ、か、ろく、シカ)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon)
()
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.
見かける (みかける)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

Kanji

Readings: シン、 もり
Meanings: forest, woods
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
鹿
Readings: ロク、 しか、 か
Meaning: deer
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible