鵜の目鷹の目で探していたよ。

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鵜の目鷹の目で探していたよ。

English Translation

He was looking for it like a hunting dog.

Furigana

鵜(う)の目(め)鷹(たか)の目(め)で探(さが)していたよ。

Romanji

U no me taka no me de sagashiteita yo.

Words

鵜 (う、ウ)

cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)

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

鷹 (たか、タカ)

falcon (Falconidae spp.); hawk

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

探す (さがす)

to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!