私が正直に話しているか確かめようと彼の目は私の表情を探った。

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English Translation

His eyes searched my face to see if I was talking straight.

Furigana

私(わたし)が正直(しょうじき)に話(はな)しているか確(たし)かめようと彼(かれ)の目(め)は私(わたし)の表情(ひょうじょう)を探(さぐ)った。

Romanji

Watashi ga shōjiki ni hanashiteiru ka tashikameyou to kare no me wa watashi no hyōjō o sagutta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

正直 (しょうじき)

honesty; integrity; frankness; honestly; frankly

に (に)

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

話す (はなす)

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

確かめる (たしかめる)

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

は (は)

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

表情 (ひょうじょう)

facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, 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.

探る (さぐる)

to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look for; to investigate; to probe into; to spy on; to sound out; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)