砂漠の太陽が彼にじりじり照りつけた。

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砂漠の太陽が彼にじりじり照りつけた。

English Translation

The desert sun grilled him.

Furigana

砂漠(さばく)の太陽(たいよう)が彼(かれ)にじりじり照(て)りつけた。

Romanji

Sabaku no taiyō ga kare ni jirijiri teritsuketa.

Words

砂漠 (さばく)

desert

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

太陽 (たいよう)

sun; solar

が (が)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

じりじり (じりじり、ぢりぢり)

slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.; oozing out (oil, sweat, etc.); seeping out

照付ける (てりつける)

to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon