背の高い男がそこから足早に立ち去った。

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背の高い男がそこから足早に立ち去った。

English Translation

A tall man went off from there in a hurry.

Furigana

背(せ)の高(たか)い男(おとこ)がそこから足早(あしばや)に立(たさ)ち去()った。

Romanji

Se no takai otoko ga soko kara ashibaya ni tachisatta.

Words

背 (せい)

height; stature

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

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

男 (おとこ、おっこ)

man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

が (が)

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

其処 (そこ)

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); you

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

足早 (あしばや)

quick-footed; light-footed; quick pace

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

立ち去る (たちさる)

to leave; to depart; to take one's leave