私には、私達のかかえる困難から抜け出す道はないように思えた。

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English Translation

It seemed to me that there was no way out of our difficulty.

Furigana

私(わたし)には、私達(わたしたち)のかかえる困難(こんなん)から抜(ぬ)け出(だ)す道(みち)はないように思(おも)えた。

Romanji

Watashi ni wa, watashitachi no kakaeru konnan kara nukedasu michi wa nai yōni omoeta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

は (は)

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

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

抱える (かかえる)

to hold or carry under or in the arms; to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.); to employ; to engage; to hire

困難 (こんなん)

difficulty; distress

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

抜け出す (ぬけだす)

to slip out; to sneak away; to excel; to break (out of a loop)

道 (みち)

road; street; way; path; course; route; lane; distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways"); the way (of proper conduct, etc.); one's way; morals; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; field (of medicine, etc.); subject; way; method; means

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

思える (おもえる)

to seem; to appear likely