彼の非業の死を聞いた時、彼の妻は悲しみで気も狂わんばかりだった。

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English Translation

When his wife heard of his violent death, she was beside herself with grief.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の非業(ひごう)の死(し)を聞(き)いた時(とき)、彼(かれ)の妻(つま)は悲(かな)しみで気(き)も狂(くる)わんばかりだった。

Romanji

Kare no higō no shi o kiita toki, kare no tsuma wa kanashimi de ki mo kuruwan bakari datta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

非業 (ひごう)

unnatural or untimely (death)

死 (し)

death; decease; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)

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

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

妻 (つま)

wife; my dear; dear; honey; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

は (は)

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

悲しみ (かなしみ)

sadness; sorrow; grief; affection; love

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

気 (き)

spirit; mind; heart; nature; disposition; motivation; intention; mood; feelings; atmosphere; essence

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

狂う (くるう)

to go mad; to get out of order; to go amiss

許り (ばかり、ばっかり、ばっか)

only; merely; nothing but; no more than; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to; indicates emphasis; always; constantly

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative