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ちち
じて
じっと
かんが
んで
すわ
っていた

My father sat deep in meditation with his eyes closed.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1 2
noun
father  (see also: ; とと and ちゃん are used by children; humble)
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1
noun
1. eye; eyeball
2. eyesight; sight; vision  (see also: 目が見える)
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2
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
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0 3
1. motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still  (じーっと is more emphatic. 凝乎と is rare.; onomatopoeic or mimetic word; often written with kana only)
2. fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think)  (often written with kana only)
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4
Most common form: 考えこむ
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to ponder; to brood
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0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to sit; to squat
2. to assume (a position)
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Kanji
フ   ちち father   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
crossed swords
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
ヘイ   closed   しまる to be closed   しめる to close   とじる to close, to finish   とざす to shut, to lock   
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katakana 'o'
モン   かど gate   
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コウ   かんがえる to think about, consider   
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reach
old
crowded   こ to be crowded   こめる to load; to include   
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move
ニュウ   い to enter   はい to enter   いれる to put in   
ザ   すわ to sit   
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ザ   すわ to sit   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
广
stony cliff
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