私が目覚めたときは、すでに太陽が昇っていた。

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English Translation

The sun had already risen when I woke up.

Furigana

私(わたし)が目覚(めざ)めたときは、すでに太陽(たいよう)が昇(のぼ)っていた。

Romanji

Watashi ga mezameta toki wa, sudeni taiyō ga nobotteita.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

が (が)

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

目覚める (めざめる)

to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to become conscious of; to realize; to come to one's senses

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

は (は)

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

既に (すでに、すんでに)

already; too late

太陽 (たいよう)

sun; solar

上る (のぼる)

to ascend; to go up; to climb; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to; to advance (in price); to swim up (a river); to sail up; to come up (on the agenda)