強盗は遺留品の一つから足がついた。

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強盗は遺留品の一つから足がついた。

English Translation

The burglar was traced by one of the things he had left on the scene.

Furigana

強盗(ごうとう)は遺留品(いりゅうひん)の一(ひと)つから足(あし)がついた。

Romanji

Gōtō wa iryūhin no hitotsu kara ashi ga tsuita.

Words

強盗 (ごうとう)

robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

は (は)

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

遺留品 (いりゅうひん)

lost articles

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

一つ (ひとつ)

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

足 (あし)

foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation; money; coin

が (が)

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

点く (つく)

to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire