気球は西の方へ漂っていった。
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English Translation
The balloon floated off into the west.
Furigana
Romanji
Kikyū wa nishi no hō e tadayotteitta.
Words
気球
(ききゅう)
balloon; blimp
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
西
(にし)
west
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
方
(かた)
direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
へ
(へ)
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
漂う
(ただよう)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly; to be unsteady; to be unstable; to falter; to flinch; to wince; to live in unreliable circumstances