癌のように蝕む静寂。
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English Translation
Silence grows like cancer.
Furigana
Romanji
Gan no yōni mushibamu seijaku.
Words
癌
(がん)
cancer
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
様に
(ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
蝕む
(むしばむ)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin; to undermine; to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.); to eat into; to destroy
静寂
(せいじゃく、しじま)
silence; stillness; quietness