その老婦人はしばしば駅で息子をむなしく待っている。

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English Translation

The old lady will often wait for her son in vain at the station.

Furigana

その老(ろう)婦人(ふじん)はしばしば駅(えき)で息子(むすこ)をむなしく待(ま)っている。

Romanji

Sono rō fujin wa shibashiba eki de musuko o munashiku matteiru.

Words

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...

老 (ろう)

old age; age; old people; the old; the aged

婦人 (ふじん)

woman; lady; adult female

は (は)

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

しばしば (しばしば、シバシバ、しぱしぱ、シパシパ)

(blinking) repeatedly

駅 (えき)

station

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

息子 (むすこ、そく)

son; penis

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.

空しい (むなしい)

empty; void; vacant; vain; fruitless; futile; ineffective; lifeless

待つ (まつ)

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need