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Pronunciation
直到 ( zhí dào ) 有 ( yǒu ) 一天 ( yī tiān ) ,来 ( lái ) 了 ( le ) 一个 ( yī gè ) 陌生人 ( mò shēng rén )
直 (じか) (n-pref,adj-no,n) (See 直に・じかに) direct [EDICT] (じき) (adj-na,adv,n) (1) soon; in a moment; before long; shortly; (2) nearby; close; (adj-no,n) (3) direct; (4) (See 直取引) spot transaction; cash transaction; (P) [EDICT] (ただ) (adj-na,n,adv) (arch) straight; direct [EDICT] (ちょく) (adj-na,adv,n) (1) direct; in person; frankness; honesty; simplicity; cheerfulness; correctness; being straight; (2) (See 当直) night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory); (P) [EDICT] (なお) (adj-na) (1) (arch) (See 真直・まなお,直直・なおなお) straight; (2) ordinary; common; (3) doing nothing [EDICT] (ひた) (pref) (uk) earnestly; immediately; exactly [EDICT] (あたい;あたえ(直;費);あたいえ(直)(ok)) (n) (See 国造,姓・かばね) Atai (post-Taika hereditary title often given to regional administrators) [EDICT] (zhí, ㄓˊ ) straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright [CE-DICT]
到 (dào, ㄉㄠˋ ) to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive [CE-DICT]
来 (らい) (n) (1) next (year, etc.); (2) since (last month, etc.); (P) [EDICT] (lái, ㄌㄞˊ ) to come; to arrive; to come round; ever since; next [CE-DICT]
了 (りょう) (n) finish; completion; understanding; (P) [EDICT] (le, ㄌㄜ˙ ) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker) [CE-DICT] (liǎo, ㄌㄧㄠˇ ) to know; to understand [CE-DICT] (liǎo, ㄌㄧㄠˇ ) clear [CE-DICT] (liào, ㄌㄧㄠˋ ) look afar from a high place [CE-DICT]
一 (いち(P);ひと) (num,pref) (1) (ひと when a prefix) one; (suf) (2) (いち only) best in; the most (...) in (where an adjective follows); (P) [EDICT] (yī, ㄧ ) one; 1; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout [CE-DICT]
个 (か;カ) (ctr) counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi [EDICT] (gè, ㄍㄜˋ ) individual; this; that; size; classifier for people or objects in general [CE-DICT]