新進作家の登場でその老作家は影の薄い存在となった。

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English Translation

With the appearance of a promising new writer, the aging novelist fell from prominence.

Furigana

新進(しんしん)作家(さっか)の登場(とうじょう)でその老(ろう)作家(さっか)は影(かげ)の薄(うす)い存在(そんざい)となった。

Romanji

Shinshin sakka no tōjō de sono rō sakka wa kage no usui sonzai to natta.

Words

新進 (しんしん)

rising; up-and-coming

作家 (さっか)

author; writer; novelist; artist

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

登場 (とうじょう)

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

で (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.

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

老 (ろう)

old age; age; old people; the old; the aged

は (は)

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

影 (かげ)

shadow; silhouette; figure; shape; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace; shadow (of one's former self)

薄い (うすい)

thin; pale; light; watery; dilute; sparse; weak (taste, etc.); slim (probability, etc.); small

存在 (そんざい)

existence; being

と (と)

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

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 ...