その鋭いかぎ爪を開いては閉じ、開いては閉じ始めた。

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English Translation

Its sharp claws began to open and close, open and close.

Furigana

その鋭(するど)いかぎ爪(つめ)を開(ひら)いては閉(と)じ、開(ひら)いては閉(とじは)じ始()めた。

Romanji

Sono surudoi kagi tsume o hiraite wa toji, hiraite wa tojihajimeta.

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...

鋭い (するどい)

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; cutting (remark); stinging; pointed (question or look); screeching (noise); perceptive; keen; quick (mind); astute; shrewd; discerning; nimble; agile; quick

鉤 (かぎ)

hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)

爪 (つめ)

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

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.

開く (ひらく)

to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack; to bloom; to unfold; to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen; to hold (meeting, etc.); to give; to open; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start; to open (ports, borders, etc.); to open (an account); to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop; to open (a file, etc.); to extract (root); to reduce (equation); to cut open (fish); to change (kanji into hiragana); to flare (e.g. skirt); to slacken (into a poor posture)

は (は)

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

閉じる (とじる)

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut