霧が深かったので、歩いている人たちの姿を似分けるのは困難だった。

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English Translation

It was foggy, so it was hard to make out the figures of people walking.

Furigana

霧(きり)が深(ふか)かったので、歩(ある)いている人(ひと)たちの姿(すがた)を似(に)分(わ)けるのは困難(こんなん)だった。

Romanji

Kiri ga fukakatta node, aruiteiru hitotachi no sugata o ni wakeru no wa konnan datta.

Words

霧 (きり)

fog; mist; spray

が (が)

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

深い (ふかい)

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong; late

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

歩く (あるく)

to walk

人達 (ひとたち)

people

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

姿 (すがた)

figure; form; shape; appearance; dress; guise; state; condition; picture; image; form (of a waka); dressed in ...; wearing ...

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

似る (にる)

to resemble; to look like; to take after; to be similar (in status, condition, etc.); to be close; to be alike; to be like

分ける (わける)

to divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify; to sort out; to divide out; to share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out; to distinguish; to discriminate; to differentiate (between); to break up (a fight); to mediate; to call a draw; to tie; to push one's way through (a crowd); to sell

は (は)

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

困難 (こんなん)

difficulty; distress

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative