警察署内での拷問の残酷さは筆舌に尽くし難い。

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English Translation

The cruelty of the torture in the police station is beyond description.

Furigana

警察署内(けいさつしょない)での拷問(ごうもん)の残酷(ざんこく)さは筆舌(ひつぜつ)に尽(つ)くし難(がた)い。

Romanji

Keisatsushonai de no gōmon no zankokusa wa hitsuzetsu ni tsukushi gatai.

Words

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.

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

拷問 (ごうもん)

torture; the rack; third degree

残酷 (ざんこく)

cruelty; harshness

は (は)

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

筆舌 (ひつぜつ)

written and spoken words; description

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

尽くす (つくす)

to exhaust; to run out; to devote; to serve (a person); to befriend; to do to exhaustion

難い (かたい)

difficult; hard