This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

みんながかたずを飲んでそれを見守った。

Sentence Analyzer

みんな かたず 飲んで それ 見守った

English Translation

We all held our breath while we watched it.

Furigana

みんながかたずを()んでそれを見守(みまも)った。

Romanji

Minna ga katazu o nonde sore o mimamotta.

Words

(みな、みんな)
all; everyone; everybody; everything
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
固唾 (かたず、かたづ)
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
飲む (のむ)
to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand, condition); to make light of; to conceal
其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
見守る (みまもる)
to watch over; to watch attentively

Kanji

Readings: イン、 オン、 の.む、 -の.み
Meanings: drink, smoke, take
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: シュ、 ス、 まも.る、 まも.り、 もり、 -もり、 かみ
Meanings: guard, protect, defend, obey