その哀れな話を聞いて少女は涙を浮かべた。

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English Translation

The pitiful tale fetched tears from the girl.

Furigana

その哀(あわ)れな話(はなし)を聞(き)いて少女(しょうじょ)は涙(なみだ)を浮(う)かべた。

Romanji

Sono awarena hanashi o kiite shōjo wa namida o ukabeta.

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...

哀れ (あわれ)

pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos; pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable; alack; alas

話 (はなし)

talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument

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.

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

少女 (しょうじょ、おとめ)

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

は (は)

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

涙 (なみだ、なだ、なんだ)

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

浮かべる (うかべる)

to float; to express; to look (sad, glad); to think; to imagine; to remember