家へ帰る途中、私は昔の友人に偶然に出会いました。

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English Translation

On my way home, I came across an old friend.

Furigana

家(いえ)へ帰(かえ)る途中(とちゅう)、私(わたし)は昔(むかし)の友人(ゆうじん)に偶然(ぐうぜん)に出会(であ)いました。

Romanji

Ie e kaeru tochū, watashi wa mukashi no yūjin ni gūzen ni deaimashita.

Words

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

帰る (かえる)

to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

途中 (とちゅう)

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

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

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

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

偶然 (ぐうぜん)

(by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity; by coincidence

出会う (であう)

to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)