目が覚めてみると我々は大海原を漂流していた。

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English Translation

When we awoke, we were adrift on the open sea.

Furigana

目(め)が覚(さ)めてみると我々(われわれ)は大(だい)海原(うなばら)を漂流(ひょうりゅう)していた。

Romanji

Me ga sametemiru to wareware wa dai unabara o hyōryūshiteita.

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

覚める (さめる)

to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia); to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

と (と)

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

我々 (われわれ)

は (は)

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

大 (おお)

big; large

海原 (うなばら)

ocean; sea; the deep

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.

漂流 (ひょうりゅう)

drifting; drift