激しく雨が降っていたので、ナンシーは外出するのをためらった。

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English Translation

Since it was raining, Nancy hesitated to go out.

Furigana

激(はげ)しく雨(あめ)が降(ふ)っていたので、ナンシーは外出(がいしゅつ)するのをためらった。

Romanji

Hageshiku ame ga futteita node, Nanshi- wa gaishutsusuru no o tameratta.

Words

激しい (はげしい)

violent; furious; tempestuous; extreme; intense; fierce; fervent; vehement; incessant; relentless; precipitous; steep

雨 (あめ)

rain

が (が)

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

下る (くだる)

to descend; to go down; to come down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to; to have the runs; to have diarrhea

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

は (は)

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

外出 (がいしゅつ、そとで)

outing; trip; going out

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

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.

躊躇う (ためらう)

to hesitate