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偶然、はるかかなたを友人が歩いているのが見えた。

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偶然 はるか かなた 友人 歩いている 見えた

English Translation

It happened that I saw my friend walking in the distance.

Furigana

偶然(ぐうぜん)、はるかかなたを友人(ゆうじん)(ある)いているのが()えた。

Romanji

Gūzen, haruka kanata o yūjin ga aruiteiru no ga mieta.

Words

偶然 (ぐうぜん)
(by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity; by coincidence
遥か (はるか)
far; far away; distant; remote; far off
彼方 (かなた、あなた)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
()
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.
友人 (ゆうじん)
friend
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
歩く (あるく)
to walk
()
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
見える (まみえる)
to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

Kanji

Readings: グウ、 たま
Meanings: accidentally, even number, couple, man & wife, same kind
Readings: ゼン、 ネン、 しか、 しか.り、 しか.し、 さ
Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ホ、 ブ、 フ、 ある.く、 あゆ.む
Meanings: walk, counter for steps
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible