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かれ
彼
は
いき
息
を
こ
凝
らしてその
こうけい
光景
を
み
見
つめていた。
He was intently watching the scene with bated breath.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
彼は息を凝らしてその光景を見つめていた。
Conjugations and inflections
  息を凝らして is the te form of 'su' godan verb 息を凝らす   ALL INFLECTIONS
  見つめていた is the past form of the progressive form of ichidan verb 見つめる   ALL INFLECTIONS
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Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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expression, 'su' godan verb
to hold one's breath
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こ う け い 0 こ う け い 1
noun
scene; spectacle; sight; view
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み つ め る 0 み つ め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
息
ソク   いき breath   
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自
ジ   シ   みずから self   
心
シン   こころ heart   
凝
ギョウ    congeal   こらす to concentrate (on), to strain   こる to get stiff; be absorbed in   
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疑
ギ   うたがう to doubt   
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匕
さじ spoon   
矢
シ   や arrow   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
マ
katakana 'ma'
疋
ヒキ    roll / bolt of cloth   
冫
ice   
光
コウ   ひかり light, sunshine   ひかる to shine, twinkle   
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小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
兀
one pair of legs
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儿
legs
景
ケイ   scenery
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
京
キョウ   ケイ    capital   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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亠
lid
見
ケン   みる to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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