空き缶がその場所のあちこちに散らばっていた。

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English Translation

Empty cans were scattered about the place.

Furigana

空(あ)き缶(かん)がその場所(ばしょ)のあちこちに散(ち)らばっていた。

Romanji

Akikan ga sono basho no achikochi ni chirabatteita.

Words

空き缶 (あきかん)

empty can

が (が)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

場所 (ばしょ)

place; location; spot; position; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

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

彼方此方 (あちこち、あちらこちら、あっちこっち、かなたこなた、あなたこなた、アチコチ)

here and there; all around; everywhere; throughout; all over; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

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

散らばる (ちらばる)

to be scattered about