彼女は眠っている振りをしていただけだった。

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English Translation

She was only pretending to be asleep.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は眠(ねむ)っている振(ふ)りをしていただけだった。

Romanji

Kanojo wa nemutteiru furi o shiteita dake datta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

眠る (ねむる、ねぶる)

to sleep (not necessarily lying down); to die; to close one's eyes

振り (ふり)

swing; shake; wave; swinging; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to); going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction; move (dance); postures; lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment; counter for swords, blades, etc.

を (を)

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.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative