順風のおかげで、われわれはまもなく島に着いた。
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English Translation
Thanks to the favorable wind, we soon reached the island.
Furigana
Romanji
Junpū no okage de, wareware wa mamonaku shima ni tsuita.
Words
順風
(じゅんぷう)
favourable wind; favorable wind
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
お蔭
(おかげ)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing; assistance; help; aid; effects; influence
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.
我々
(われわれ)
we
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
間もなく
(まもなく)
soon; before long; in a short time; lacking time to ...; without time to ...
島
(しま)
island; territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf
に
(に)
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
着く
(つく)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)