彼女は赤ん坊をおこさないようにじっと座っていた。

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English Translation

She sat still for fear of waking the baby.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は赤(あか)ん坊(ぼう)をおこさないようにじっと座(すわ)っていた。

Romanji

Kanojo wa akanbō o okosanai yōni jitto suwatteita.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

赤ん坊 (あかんぼう、あかんぼ)

baby; infant

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.

起こす (おこす)

to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken; to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce; to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open; to plough; to plow; to till; to fall ill with; to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken); to turn over (a card)

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

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

座る (すわる)

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still