今朝目がさめたときは両親はもう仕事に出かけていました。

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English Translation

When I woke up this morning, both of my parents had gone to work.

Furigana

今朝目(けさめ)がさめたときは両親(りょうしん)はもう仕事(しごと)に出(で)かけていました。

Romanji

Kesame ga sameta toki wa ryōshin wa mō shigoto ni dekaketeimashita.

Words

が (が)

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

褪める (さめる)

to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

は (は)

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

両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)

parents; both parents

もう (もう)

now; soon; shortly; before long; presently; already; yet; by now; (not) anymore; further; more; again; another; the other; interjection used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

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

出かける (でかける)

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out; to be about to leave; to be just going out