今禎子にできることは、折り鶴を折って奇跡を願うことだけだった。

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English Translation

All Sadako could do now was to make paper cranes and hope for a miracle.

Furigana

今(いま)禎子(さだこ)にできることは、折(お)り鶴(づる)を折(お)って奇跡(きせき)を願(ねが)うことだけだった。

Romanji

Ima Sadako ni dekiru koto wa, orizuru o otte kiseki o negau koto dake datta.

Words

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

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

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

は (は)

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

折り鶴 (おりづる)

folded paper crane

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.

折る (おる)

to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers); to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt; to end

奇跡 (きせき)

miracle; wonder; marvel

願う (ねがう)

to desire; to wish; to hope; to beg; to request; to implore; to pray; to have something done for oneself

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

だ (だ)

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