風邪(かぜ) kazeの noため tame彼(かれ) kareは wa家(いえ) ieに ni閉(と)じ()込(こ)も()っ()て()い()た() tojikomotteita。 He was confined to his house because of a cold. Literal Cold [cause-のため] he [topic-は] house [location-に] shut-in was. ~のため marks formal cause: 'due to a cold.' 閉じ込もる means 'to shut oneself in.' ~ていた shows the ongoing state. healthillness/cold
風邪(かぜ) kazeの noため tame彼(かれ) kareは wa家(いえ) ieに ni閉(と)じ()込(こ)も()っ()て()い()た() tojikomotteita。 He was confined to his house because of a cold. Literal Cold [cause-のため] he [topic-は] house [location-に] shut-in was. ~のため marks formal cause: 'due to a cold.' 閉じ込もる means 'to shut oneself in.' ~ていた shows the ongoing state. healthillness/cold