兵士達は警戒しながら国境に向かって進んだ。

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English Translation

The soldiers headed for the frontier with caution.

Furigana

兵士達(へいしたち)は警戒(けいかい)しながら国境(こっきょう)に向(む)かって進(すす)んだ。

Romanji

Heishitachi wa keikaishi nagara kokkyō ni mukatte susunda.

Words

は (は)

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

警戒 (けいかい)

vigilance; precaution; watch; lookout; alertness; to be vigilant; to be cautious; to guard (against)

乍ら (ながら)

while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")

国境 (こっきょう、くにざかい、こっかい)

national border; provincial border

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

向かう (むかう)

to face; to go towards

荒む (すさむ)

to grow wild; to run to waste