伝染病が不意にその町を襲った。

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伝染病が不意にその町を襲った。

English Translation

A contagious disease descended on the town.

Furigana

伝染病(でんせんびょう)が不意(ふい)にその町(まち)を襲(おそ)った。

Romanji

Densenbyō ga fui ni sono machi o osotta.

Words

伝染病 (でんせんびょう)

infectious disease; contagious disease; epidemic

が (が)

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

不意 (ふい)

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

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

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...

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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.

襲う (おそう)

to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit