私は通りで偶然旧友に出会った。

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私は通りで偶然旧友に出会った。

English Translation

I ran across an old friend in the street.

Furigana

私(わたし)は通(とお)りで偶然(ぐうぜん)旧友(きゅうゆう)に出会(であ)った。

Romanji

Watashi wa tōri de gūzen kyūyū ni deatta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

通り (とおり)

avenue; street; way; road; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice); fame; reputation; popularity; the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said); understanding; comprehension; counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types

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.

偶然 (ぐうぜん)

(by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity; by coincidence

旧友 (きゅうゆう)

crony; old friend

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

出会う (であう)

to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)