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講師が後ろを向いたとき彼は教室からこっそり抜け出した。

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講師 後ろ 向いた とき 教室 から こっそり 抜け出した

English Translation

When the lecturer turned round, he sneaked out of the classroom.

Furigana

講師(こうし)(うし)ろを()いたとき(かれ)教室(きょうしつ)からこっそり()()した。

Romanji

Kōshi ga ushiro o muita toki kare wa kyōshitsu kara kossori nukedashita.

Words

講師 (こうし)
lecturer
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
後ろ (うしろ)
back; behind; rear
()
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.
向く (むく)
to face; to turn toward; to be suited to; to be fit for
とき (とき)
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
教室 (きょうしつ)
classroom; department; laboratory; single-room school; small school
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
こっそり (こっそり)
stealthily; secretly
抜け出す (ぬけだす)
to slip out; to sneak away; to excel; to break (out of a loop)

Kanji

Reading: コウ
Meanings: lecture, club, association
Readings: シ、 いくさ
Meanings: expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
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: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: キョウ、 おし.える、 おそ.わる
Meanings: teach, faith, doctrine
Readings: シツ、 むろ
Meanings: room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar
Readings: バツ、 ハツ、 ハイ、 ぬ.く、 -ぬ.く、 ぬ.き、 ぬ.ける、 ぬ.かす、 ぬ.かる
Meanings: slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude