その子は口をぽかんと開けて私を見つめた。

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English Translation

That child stared at me, his mouth agape.

Furigana

その子(こ)は口(くち)をぽかんと開(あ)けて私(わたし)を見(み)つめた。

Romanji

Sono ko wa kuchi o pokanto akete watashi o mitsumeta.

Words

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...

子 (こ)

child; young (animal); young woman; young geisha; offshoot; interest; new shares; player who is not a dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); bird egg; -er (often of young women)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

口 (くち)

mouth; opening; hole; gap; orifice; mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece; gate; door; entrance; exit; speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip); taste; palate; mouth (to feed); opening (i.e. vacancy); available position; invitation; summons; kind; sort; type; opening (i.e. beginning); counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords

を (を)

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.

開ける (はだける)

to open; to bare; to expose; to stretch

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

見つめる (みつめる)

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on