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The object flew away to the south, giving out flashes of light.
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Vocabulary list

sono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. that; the (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
  2. part (as in "part two") (preceding a number)
interjection
  1. um ...; er ...; uh ...
buttai
noun
  1. object; body; solid
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
hikariwohanatsu

masu stem

hikariwohanachi
expression, godan verb
  1. to shed light; to cast light
hikari
noun
  1. light
  2. illumination; ray; beam; gleam; glow
  3. happiness; hope
  4. influence; power
  5. vision; eyesight
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
hanatsu

masu stem

hanachi
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to hit (e.g. baseball); to break wind
  2. to set free; to release; to let loose
  3. to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
  4. to send out (a person to carry out a duty)
  5. to set fire to (in the form 火を放つ)
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
nagara
particle
  1. while; during; as
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
hougaku
noun
  1. direction; way
  2. point of the compass; cardinal direction; bearing
  3. method; means; approach
he
particle
  1. to; towards; for (indicates direction or goal; pronounced え in modern Japanese)
tobu

te-form

tonde
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to fly; to soar (esp. 飛ぶ)
  2. to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop (esp. 跳ぶ)
  3. to spatter; to scatter; to splash; to fly (e.g. of sparks)
  4. to hurry; to rush
  5. to flee; to run off; to escape
  6. to disappear; to vanish; to fade; to thin out
  7. to break off; to come off; to fall off; to blow (of a fuse)
  8. to be sent out (of an order); to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.)
  9. to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.)
  10. to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.); to skip; to jump (e.g. of a conversation)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iku

Plain Past Indicative Form

itta
godan verb (iku/yuku), auxiliary verb
  1. to continue (after the -te form of a verb)

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