我々は行方不明の子を求めて森の中を探した。

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English Translation

We searched the woods for the missing child.

Furigana

我々(われわれ)は行方(ゆくえ)不明(ふめい)の子(こ)を求(もと)めて森(もり)の中(なか)を探(さが)した。

Romanji

Wareware wa yukue fumei no ko o motomete mori no naka o sagashita.

Words

我々 (われわれ)

は (は)

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

行方 (ゆくえ)

(one's) whereabouts; outcome

不明 (ふめい)

unknown; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous; anonymous; unidentified; ignorant; lack of wisdom

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

子 (こ)

child; young (animal); young woman; young geisha; offshoot; interest; new shares; player who is not a dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); bird egg; -er (often of young women)

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

求める (もとめる)

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to purchase; to buy

森 (もり)

forest; shrine grove

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

探す (さがす)

to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)