私は壁の裂け目から外を覗いた。

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私は壁の裂け目から外を覗いた。

English Translation

I peeped out through a crack in the wall.

Furigana

私(わたし)は壁(かべ)の裂(さ)け目(め)から外(そと)を覗(のぞ)いた。

Romanji

Watashi wa kabe no sakeme kara soto o nozoita.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

壁 (かべ、へき)

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

の (の)

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

裂け目 (さけめ)

tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm; rift

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

外 (そと、と)

outside; exterior; open air; other place

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.

覗く (のぞく)

to peek (though a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.); to face