彼らは好機を訪れるのを待った。

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彼ら は 好機 を 訪れる の を 待った 。

English Translation

They watched their chance.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは好機(こうき)を訪(おとず)れるのを待(ま)った。

Romanji

Karera wa kōki o otozureru no o matta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

好機 (こうき)

good opportunity; chance

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.

訪れる (おとずれる、おとづれる)

to visit; to call on; to arrive; to come; to appear

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

待つ (まつ)

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

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

好

Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い

Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something

機

Readings: キ、 はた

Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion

訪

Readings: ホウ、 おとず.れる、 たず.ねる、 と.う

Meanings: call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy

待

Readings: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち

Meanings: wait, depend on