兵士達は警戒しながら国境に向かって進んだ。

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兵士達 は 警戒し ながら 国境 に 向かって 進んだ 。

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

Kanji

兵

Readings: ヘイ、 ヒョウ、 つわもの

Meanings: soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics

士

Readings: シ、 さむらい

Meanings: gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)

達

Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち

Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain

警

Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める

Meanings: admonish, commandment

戒

Readings: カイ、 いまし.める

Meaning: commandment

国

Readings: コク、 くに

Meaning: country

境

Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 さかい

Meanings: boundary, border, region

向

Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い

Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

進

Readings: シン、 すす.む、 すす.める

Meanings: advance, proceed, progress, promote