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Zach

マーシャにその話をしたとき、いかめしい顔つきをした。

Sentence Analyzer

マーシャ その した とき いかめしい 顔つき した

English Translation

Marcia looked grim when I told her the story.

Furigana

マーシャにその(はなし)をしたとき、いかめしい(かお)つきをした。

Romanji

Ma-sha ni sono hanashi o shita toki, ikameshii kaotsuki o shita.

Words

()
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
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
(はなし)
talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument
()
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.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
とき (とき)
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
厳しい (きびしい、いかめしい)
severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless; stern; austere; grave; solemn; majestic; intense (cold); harsh
顔付き (かおつき)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

Kanji

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ガン、 かお
Meanings: face, expression