少女は心が和らいで涙ぐんだ。

少女は心が和らいで涙ぐんだ。

The girl melted into tears.

少女(しょうじょ)は心(こころ)が和(やわ)らいで涙(なみだ)ぐんだ。

Shōjo wa kokoro ga yawaraide namidagunda.

少女 (しょうじょ、おとめ)

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

は (は)

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

心 (こころ)

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

が (が)

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

和らぐ (やわらぐ)

to soften; to calm down; to be mitigated

涙ぐむ (なみだぐむ)

to be moved to tears

Readings: ショウ、すく.ない、すこ.し

Meanings: few, little

Readings: ジョ、ニョ、ニョウ、おんな、め

Meanings: woman, female

Readings: シン、こころ、 -ごころ

Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

Readings: ワ、オ、カ、やわ.らぐ、やわ.らげる、なご.む、なご.やか

Meanings: harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan

Readings: ルイ、レイ、なみだ

Meanings: tears, sympathy