市街戦のために市中は上を下への大騒ぎだ。

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English Translation

Because of the street fighting, the city is in utter confusion.

Furigana

市街戦(しがいせん)のために市中(しちゅう)は上(うえ)を下(した)への大騒(おおさわ)ぎだ。

Romanji

Shigaisen no tameni shichū wa ue o shita e no ōsawagi da.

Words

市街戦 (しがいせん)

street fighting; urban warfare

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

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

市中 (しちゅう、いちなか)

in the city

は (は)

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

上 (うえ)

above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter); top; summit; surface; on; before; previous; superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder); on top of that; besides; what's more; upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after); matters concerning...; as concerns ...; since (i.e. "for that reason"); suffix indicating higher social standing; place of one's superior (i.e. the throne); emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo; noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)

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.

下 (した)

below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter); bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after; inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior); trade-in; preliminary; preparatory

へ (へ)

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

大騒ぎ (おおさわぎ)

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative