私たちは、爆発の音を聞き、その家が急に炎に包まれるのを見た。

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English Translation

We heard the explosion and saw the house burst into flames.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは、爆発(ばくはつ)の音(おと)を聞(き)き、その家(いえ)が急(きゅう)に炎(ほのお)に包(つつ)まれるのを見(み)た。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa, bakuhatsu no oto o kiki, sono ie ga kyū ni honoo ni tsutsumareru no o mita.

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

爆発 (ばくはつ)

explosion; detonation; eruption

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

音 (おと、ね、おん)

sound; noise; report; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

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.

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

が (が)

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

急 (きゅう)

urgent; sudden; abrupt; sharp; steep; precipitous; rapid; swift; fast; emergency; crisis; hurrying; haste; (in gagaku or noh) end of a song

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

炎 (ほのお、ほむら)

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

包む (くるむ、つつむ)

to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in; to conceal; to hide; to be engulfed in; to be enveloped by

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...