車内の彼の周りでは、ほかの乗客たちが前後左右に揺れていた。

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English Translation

Around him, in the carriage, the other passengers rocked and swayed.

Furigana

車内(しゃない)の彼(かれ)の周(まわ)りでは、ほかの乗客(じょうきゃく)たちが前後(ぜんご)左右(さゆう)に揺(ゆ)れていた。

Romanji

Shanai no kare no mawari de wa, hoka no jōkyakutachi ga zengo sayū ni yureteita.

Words

車内 (しゃない)

inside a train, car, etc.

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

周り (まわり)

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

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.

は (は)

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

他 (ほか)

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but; nothing apart from; nothing aside from; no choice (but to); besides...; in addition to...

が (が)

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

前後 (ぜんご)

front and rear; front and back; before and behind; before and after; order; context; consequences; inversion; reversion; getting out of order; co-occurring; around; about; approximately; nearly

左右 (さゆう、そう、さう)

left and right; influence; control; domination

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

揺れる (ゆれる)

to shake; to sway