片方の靴が戸口の階段に残されていた。

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片方の靴が戸口の階段に残されていた。

English Translation

An odd shoe was left on the doorstep.

Furigana

片方(かたほう)の靴(くつ)が戸口(とぐち)の階段(かいだん)に残(のこ)されていた。

Romanji

Katahō no kutsu ga toguchi no kaidan ni nokosareteita.

Words

片方 (かたほう)

one side; one party; counterpart; the other side; the other party; one of a pair; fellow; mate

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

靴 (くつ)

shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

が (が)

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

戸口 (とぐち)

door; doorway

階段 (かいだん)

stairs; stairway; staircase

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

残す (のこす)

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