みんながかたずを飲んでそれを見守った。

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みんな かたず 飲んで それ 見守った

English Translation

We all held our breath while we watched it.

Furigana

みんながかたずを()んでそれを見守(みまも)った。

Romanji

Minna ga katazu o nonde sore o mimamotta.

Words

(みな、みんな)
all; everyone; everybody; everything
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
固唾 (かたず、かたづ)
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
()
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.
飲む (のむ)
to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand, condition); to make light of; to conceal
其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
見守る (みまもる)
to watch over; to watch attentively

Kanji

Readings: イン、 オン、 の.む、 -の.み
Meanings: drink, smoke, take
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: シュ、 ス、 まも.る、 まも.り、 もり、 -もり、 かみ
Meanings: guard, protect, defend, obey