偶然、はるかかなたを友人が歩いているのが見えた。

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English Translation

It happened that I saw my friend walking in the distance.

Furigana

偶然(ぐうぜん)、はるかかなたを友人(ゆうじん)が歩(ある)いているのが見(み)えた。

Romanji

Gūzen, haruka kanata o yūjin ga aruiteiru no ga mieta.

Words

偶然 (ぐうぜん)

(by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity; by coincidence

遥か (はるか)

far; far away; distant; remote; far off

彼方 (かなた、あなた)

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

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.

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

が (が)

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

歩く (あるく)

to walk

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

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)