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私は予想通りの人物がそこに立っているのを見た。

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予想通り 人物 そこ 立っている 見た

English Translation

I saw the person I expected standing there.

Furigana

(わたし)予想通(よそうどお)りの人物(じんぶつ)がそこに()っているのを()た。

Romanji

Watashi wa yosōdōri no jinbutsu ga soko ni tatteiru no o mita.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
予想通り (よそうどおり)
as expected (neutral and negative events); as feared
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
人物 (じんぶつ)
person; character; figure; personage; man; woman; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
其処 (そこ)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); you
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
立つ (たつ)
to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
()
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.
見る (みる)
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ヨ、 シャ、 あらかじ.め
Meanings: beforehand, previous, myself, I
Readings: ソウ、 ソ、 おも.う
Meanings: concept, think, idea, thought
Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible