父のわずかの蔵書は主に論争神学の本から成り立っていたが、その大半を読んでいた。

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English Translation

My father's little library consisted chiefly of books on polemic divinity, most of which I read.

Furigana

父(ちち)のわずかの蔵書(ぞうしょ)は主(おも)に論争(ろんそう)神学(しんがく)の本(ほん)から成(なた)り立()っていたが、その大半(たいはん)を読(よ)んでいた。

Romanji

Chichi no wazuka no zōsho wa omo ni ronsō shingaku no hon kara naritatteita ga, sono taihan o yondeita.

Words

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

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

僅か (わずか)

only; merely; (a) little; small quantity

蔵書 (ぞうしょ)

book collection; library

は (は)

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

主 (おも)

chief; main; principal; important; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

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

論争 (ろんそう)

controversy; dispute

神学 (しんがく)

theology

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

成り立つ (なりたつ)

to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of; to be practical (logical, feasible, viable); to be concluded; to hold true

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

大半 (たいはん)

majority; mostly; generally

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine