私たちは丘のふもとにある池の方へ進んだ。

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English Translation

We made for a pond at the foot of the hill.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは丘(おか)のふもとにある池(いけ)の方(ほう)へ進(すす)んだ。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa oka no fumoto ni aru ike no hō e susunda.

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

丘 (おか)

hill; height; knoll; rising ground; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

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

麓 (ふもと)

foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

池 (いけ)

pond

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

荒む (すさむ)

to grow wild; to run to waste