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1つがいのカナリアだけが彼女の友達であった。

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つがい カナリア だけ 彼女 友達 あった

English Translation

A pair of canaries are her only friends.

Furigana

1つがいのカナリアだけが彼女(かのじょ)友達(ともだち)であった。

Romanji

Ichi tsugai no kanaria dake ga kanojo no tomodachi de atta.

Words

(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
番い (つがい)
(one) pair (e.g. of birds); brace; couple; joint; hinge
()
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
金糸雀 (きんしじゃく、カナリア、カナリヤ、カナリー)
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
(だけ)
only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
友達 (ともだち)
friend; companion
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain