ジョンは、何か奇妙なものを見つめて、じっとしていた。

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English Translation

John stood still with his eyes fixed on something strange.

Furigana

ジョンは、何(なに)か奇妙(きみょう)なものを見(み)つめて、じっとしていた。

Romanji

Jon wa, nani ka kimyōna mono o mitsumete, jitto shiteita.

Words

は (は)

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

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

奇妙 (きみょう)

strange; queer; curious

者 (もの、もん)

person

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.

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

凝乎と (じっと、じーっと、じーと、じいっと)

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically; firmly (e.g. hold); restrained

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

Kanji

何

Readings: カ、なに、なん、なに-、なん-

Meaning: what

奇

Readings: キ、く.しき、あや.しい、くし、めずら.しい

Meanings: strange, strangeness, curiosity

妙

Readings: ミョウ、ビョウ、たえ

Meanings: exquisite, strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent, delicate, charming

見

Readings: ケン、み.る、み.える、み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible