その殺人者の正体は手掛かりがまったくなかった。

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English Translation

There was no clue as to the identity of the murderer.

Furigana

その殺人者(さつじんしゃ)の正体(しょうたい)は手掛(てが)かりがまったくなかった。

Romanji

Sono satsujinsha no shōtai wa tegakari ga mattaku nakatta.

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...

殺人者 (さつじんしゃ)

killer; murderer

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

正体 (しょうたい)

natural shape; one's true colors; one's true colours; true character; identity; true identity; consciousness; one's senses

は (は)

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

手掛かり (てがかり)

clue; key; trail; scent; track; contact; handhold; on hand

が (が)

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

全く (まったく)

really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly; indeed; good grief (expression of exasperation)

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...