時がたつにつれ彼女の悲しみは薄れていった。

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English Translation

She felt less sad as time passed.

Furigana

時(とき)がたつにつれ彼女(かのじょ)の悲(かな)しみは薄(うす)れていった。

Romanji

Toki ga tatsu nitsure kanojo no kanashimi wa usureteitta.

Words

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

が (が)

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

起つ (たつ)

to rise up; to initiate (political) action

に連れ (につれ)

as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

悲しみ (かなしみ)

sadness; sorrow; grief; affection; love

は (は)

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

薄れる (うすれる)

to fade; to become dim