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昨夜エイズの記録映画を見て、その恐ろしさがしみじみ分かった。

Sentence Analyzer

昨夜 エイズ 記録 映画 見て その 恐ろしさ しみじみ 分かった

English Translation

The danger of AIDS came home to me when I saw a documentary film on it last night.

Furigana

昨夜(さくや)エイズの記録(きろく)映画(えいが)()て、その(おそ)ろしさがしみじみ()かった。

Romanji

Sakuya eizu no kiroku eiga o mite, sono osoroshisa ga shimijimi wakatta.

Words

夕べ (ゆうべ、ゆう、さくや)
evening; last night
AIDS (エイズ)
acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS
()
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
記録 (きろく)
record; minutes; document; a record (e.g. in sports); results; score; to record; to document; to set a record (e.g. in sports); to show a result; to reach a value
映画 (えいが)
movie; film
()
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.
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...
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...
恐ろしい (おそろしい)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening; frightened; surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
沁み沁み (しみじみ)
earnestly; keenly; fully; deeply; heartily; seriously; calmly
分かる (わかる)
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out

Kanji

Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる
Meanings: night, evening
Readings: キ、 しる.す
Meanings: scribe, account, narrative
Readings: ロク、 しる.す、 と.る
Meaning: record
Readings: エイ、 うつ.る、 うつ.す、 は.える、 -ば.え
Meanings: reflect, reflection, projection
Readings: ガ、 カク、 エ、 カイ、 えが.く、 かく.する、 かぎ.る、 はかりごと、 はか.る
Meanings: brush-stroke, picture
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: キョウ、 おそ.れる、 おそ.る、 おそ.ろしい、 こわ.い、 こわ.がる
Meanings: fear, dread, awe
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100