衝突を避けられたのは運がよかっただけ、と彼は回想した。

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English Translation

He recalled that a collision had been avoided by sheer luck.

Furigana

衝突(しょうとつ)を避(さ)けられたのは運(うん)がよかっただけ、と彼(かれ)は回想(かいそう)した。

Romanji

Shōtotsu o sakerareta no wa un ga yokatta dake, to kare wa kaisōshita.

Words

衝突 (しょうとつ)

collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing

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.

避ける (さける、よける)

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert

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

は (は)

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

運 (うん)

fortune; luck

が (が)

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

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

と (と)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

回想 (かいそう)

reflection; reminiscence