私はまさにあきらめかかったとき突然解決法が浮かんだ。

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English Translation

I was on the point of giving up when I suddenly hit upon the solution.

Furigana

私(わたし)はまさにあきらめかかったとき突然(とつぜん)解決法(かいけつほう)が浮(う)かんだ。

Romanji

Watashi wa masani akiramekakatta toki totsuzen kaiketsuhō ga ukanda.

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

正に (まさに)

exactly; surely; certainly; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening); duly; naturally

諦める (あきらめる)

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

突然 (とつぜん)

abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once

解決法 (かいけつほう)

solution; way out

が (が)

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

浮かぶ (うかぶ)

to float; to be suspended; to rise to surface; to come to mind; to have inspiration

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

突

Readings: トツ、カ、つ.く

Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden

然

Readings: ゼン、ネン、しか、しか.り、しか.し、さ

Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

解

Readings: カイ、ゲ、と.く、と.かす、と.ける、ほど.く、ほど.ける、わか.る、さと.る

Meanings: unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute

決

Readings: ケツ、き.める、 -ぎ.め、き.まる、さ.く

Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint

法

Readings: ホウ、ハッ、ホッ、フラン、のり

Meanings: method, law, rule, principle, model, system

浮

Readings: フ、う.く、う.かれる、う.かぶ、む、う.かべる

Meanings: floating, float, rise to surface