市民達は激しい爆撃を受けてひるんだ。

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市民達は激しい爆撃を受けてひるんだ。

English Translation

The citizens staggered under the heavy bombing.

Furigana

市民達(しみんたち)は激(はげ)しい爆撃(ばくげき)を受(う)けてひるんだ。

Romanji

Shimintachi wa hageshii bakugeki o ukete hirunda.

Words

は (は)

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

激しい (はげしい)

violent; furious; tempestuous; extreme; intense; fierce; fervent; vehement; incessant; relentless; precipitous; steep

爆撃 (ばくげき)

bombing (raid)

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.

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well

怯む (ひるむ)

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)