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わたし
私
は
みみ
耳
を
す
澄
まして
き
聞
いていた
。
I was all ears.
Grammar and points of interest
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Words
わ た し 0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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み み を す ま す 0
Most common form: 耳をすます
expression, 'su' godan verb
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
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き く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hear
2. to listen (e.g. to music)  (usu. 聴く)
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Kanji
私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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厶
ム   private
禾
grain
耳
ジ   みみ ear   
澄
チョウ   すむ to become clear   すます to make clear    
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登
トウ   ト   のぼる to climb   
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豆
トウ   ズ   まめ bean   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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䒑
grass   
癶
hairy legs
氵
スイ   みず water   
聞
ブン   モン   きく to listen, to hear   きこえる to be heard   
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門
モン   かど gate   
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