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私たちは互いに向き合って食事をはじめた。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち 互いに 向き合って 食事 はじめた

English Translation

We sat down to dinner in opposition to each other.

Furigana

(わたし)たちは(たが)いに()()って食事(しょくじ)をはじめた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa tagaini mukiatte shokuji o hajimeta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
互いに (たがいに)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
向き合う (むきあう)
to be opposite; to face each other
食事 (しょくじ)
meal; to eat
()
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.
始める (はじめる)
to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ゴ、 たが.い、 かたみ.に
Meanings: mutually, reciprocally, together
Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い
Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる
Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly