両親が離婚したため、その少女はほとんど父親との接触がなかった。

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English Translation

Because the parents divorced, the girl had little contact with the father.

Furigana

両親(りょうしん)が離婚(りこん)したため、その少女(しょうじょ)はほとんど父親(ちちおや)との接触(せっしょく)がなかった。

Romanji

Ryōshin ga rikonshita tame, sono shōjo wa hotondo chichioya to no sesshoku ga nakatta.

Words

両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)

parents; both parents

が (が)

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

離婚 (りこん)

divorce

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

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...

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

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

父親 (ちちおや)

father

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

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

接触 (せっしょく)

touch; contact

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 ...