私は人ごみの中で君をもう少しで見失うところだった。

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English Translation

I all but lost you in the crowd.

Furigana

私(わたし)は人(ひと)ごみの中(なか)で君(きみ)をもう少(すこ)しで見失(みうしな)うところだった。

Romanji

Watashi wa hitogomi no naka de kimi o mōsukoshi de miushinau tokoro datta.

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

人ごみ (ひとごみ)

crowd of 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

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

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.

君 (きみ)

you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master

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.

もう少し (もうすこし)

a bit more; a bit longer

見失う (みうしなう)

to lose sight of; to miss

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

だ (だ)

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