本を読んでみると、植民者や冒険家が新たな素晴らしい生活、新たな国やチャンスなどに向かって船出していったようである。

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English Translation

It seems, from books, that the colonizers and adventurers went sailing off to a new fine life, a new country, opportunities, and so forth.

Furigana

本(ほん)を読(よ)んでみると、植民者(しょくみんしゃ)や冒険家(ぼうけんか)が新(あら)たな素晴(すば)らしい生活(せいかつ)、新(あら)たな国(くに)やチャンスなどに向(む)かって船出(ふなで)していったようである。

Romanji

Hon o yondemiru to, shokuminsha ya bōkenka ga aratana subarashii seikatsu, aratana kuni ya chansu nado ni mukatte funadeshiteitta yō de aru.

Words

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

冒険家 (ぼうけんか)

adventurer

が (が)

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

新た (あらた)

new; fresh; novel

素晴らしい (すばらしい、すんばらしい)

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

生活 (せいかつ)

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

国 (くに)

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth

チャンス (チャンス)

chance; opportunity

等 (など)

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth; or something; the likes of

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

向かう (むかう)

to face; to go towards

船出 (ふなで)

setting sail; putting out to sea

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...