混雑した通りを歩いていたとき、突然鋭い叫び声が聞こえた。

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English Translation

I was walking along the crowded street when all at once I heard a shrill cry.

Furigana

混雑(こんざつ)した通(とお)りを歩(ある)いていたとき、突然(とつぜん)鋭(するど)い叫(さけ)び声(ごえ)が聞(き)こえた。

Romanji

Konzatsushita tōri o aruiteita toki, totsuzen surudoi sakebigoe ga kikoeta.

Words

混雑 (こんざつ)

congestion; crush; crowding; jam; confusion; disorder

通り (とおり)

avenue; street; way; road; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice); fame; reputation; popularity; the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said); understanding; comprehension; counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types

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.

歩く (あるく)

to walk

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

突然 (とつぜん)

abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once

鋭い (するどい)

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; cutting (remark); stinging; pointed (question or look); screeching (noise); perceptive; keen; quick (mind); astute; shrewd; discerning; nimble; agile; quick

叫び声 (さけびごえ)

shout; yell; scream

が (が)

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

聞こえる (きこえる)

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed