母の死は私の生涯に大きな空白を残した。

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母の死は私の生涯に大きな空白を残した。

English Translation

The death of my mother left a big blank in my life.

Furigana

母(はは)の死(し)は私(わたし)の生涯(しょうがい)に大(おお)きな空白(くうはく)を残(のこ)した。

Romanji

Haha no shi wa watashi no shōgai ni ōkina kūhaku o nokoshita.

Words

母 (はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)

mother

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

死 (し)

death; decease; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

生涯 (しょうがい)

one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death); one's career

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

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

空白 (くうはく)

blank space; vacuum; space; null (NUL)

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.

残す (のこす)

to leave (behind, over); to bequeath; to save; to reserve