このとき除雪車は確かに私たちの英雄でした。

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English Translation

At that time the snow plow was certainly our hero.

Furigana

このとき除雪車(じょせつしゃ)は確(たし)かに私(わたし)たちの英雄(えいゆう)でした。

Romanji

Kono toki josetsusha wa tashika ni watashitachi no eiyū deshita.

Words

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

除雪車 (じょせつしゃ)

snow-plow; snow-plough

は (は)

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

確か (たしか)

sure; certain; positive; definite; reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly

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

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

英雄 (えいゆう)

hero; heroine; great person; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

デス (デス)

death