警察が救出に来てくれるまで、彼らはお互いに気を奮い立たせてがんばり抜いた。

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English Translation

They were hanging tight until the police came to rescue them.

Furigana

警察(けいさつ)が救出(きゅうしゅつ)に来(き)てくれるまで、彼(かれ)らはお互(たが)いに気(き)を奮(ふるた)い立()たせてがんばり抜(ぬ)いた。

Romanji

Keisatsu ga kyūshutsu ni kitekureru made, karera wa otagai ni ki o furuitatasete ganbarinuita.

Words

警察 (けいさつ)

police; police officer; police station

が (が)

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

救出 (きゅうしゅつ)

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

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

来る (くる)

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

お互い (おたがい)

mutual; reciprocal; each other

気 (き)

spirit; mind; heart; nature; disposition; motivation; intention; mood; feelings; atmosphere; essence

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.

奮い立つ (ふるいたつ)

to cheer up

頑張る (がんばる)

to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge