明かりが消えて、私たちは闇の中に取り残された。

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English Translation

The light went out and we were left in the dark.

Furigana

明(あ)かりが消(き)えて、私(わたし)たちは闇(やみ)の中(なか)に取(と)り残(のこ)された。

Romanji

Akari ga kiete, watashitachi wa yami no nakani torinokosareta.

Words

明かり (あかり)

light; illumination; glow; gleam; lamp; light

が (が)

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

消える (きえる)

to go out; to vanish; to disappear

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

闇 (やみ)

darkness; the dark; dark; bewilderment; despair; hopelessness; black-marketeering; shady; illegal; under-the-table

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

取り残す (とりのこす)

to leave behind