私たちは日が地平線に沈んでいくのを見守っていた。

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English Translation

We watched the sun sinking below the horizon.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは日(ひ)が地平線(ちへいせん)に沈(しず)んでいくのを見守(みまも)っていた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa hi ga chiheisen ni shizundeiku no o mimamotteita.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

日 (ひ)

day; days; sun; sunshine; sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate); event

が (が)

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

地平線 (ちへいせん)

horizon (related to land)

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

沈む (しずむ)

to sink; to go under; to submerge; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend; to feel depressed

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

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.

見守る (みまもる)

to watch over; to watch attentively