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Zach

にやりと笑って賛成の意思を示した。

Sentence Analyzer

にやりと 笑って 賛成 意思 示した

English Translation

She grinned her approval.

Furigana

にやりと(わら)って賛成(さんせい)意思(いし)(しめ)した。

Romanji

Niyarito waratte sansei no ishi o shimeshita.

Words

笑う (わらう)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
賛成 (さんせい)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
()
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
意思 (いし)
intention; purpose
()
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.
示す (しめす)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む
Meaning: laugh
Readings: サン、 たす.ける、 たた.える
Meanings: approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
Reading: 
Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think
Readings: ジ、 シ、 しめ.す
Meanings: show, indicate, point out, express, display