子供は幽霊を見ているかのように私をぼう然と見つめた。

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English Translation

The child gaped at me as though he were seeing a ghost.

Furigana

子供(こども)は幽霊(ゆうれい)を見(み)ているかのように私(わたし)をぼう然(ぜん)と見(み)つめた。

Romanji

Kodomo wa yūrei o miteiru ka no yōni watashi o bōzen to mitsumeta.

Words

子供 (こども)

child; children

は (は)

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

幽霊 (ゆうれい)

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

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.

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...

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

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

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

と (と)

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

見つめる (みつめる)

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on