隣人が塀の上からちょこっと顔を覗かせた。

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English Translation

The neighbor popped his head up over the wall for a moment.

Furigana

隣人(りんじん)が塀(へい)の上(うえ)からちょこっと顔(かお)を覗(のぞ)かせた。

Romanji

Rinjin ga hei no ue kara chokotto kao o nozokaseta.

Words

隣人 (りんじん)

neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

塀 (へい)

wall; fence

の (の)

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

上 (うえ)

above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter); top; summit; surface; on; before; previous; superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder); on top of that; besides; what's more; upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after); matters concerning...; as concerns ...; since (i.e. "for that reason"); suffix indicating higher social standing; place of one's superior (i.e. the throne); emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo; noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

ちょこっと (ちょこっと)

rather; a little; small

顔 (かお、がん)

face; visage; look; expression; countenance; honor; honour; face; influence; notoriety

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.

覗く (のぞく)

to peek (though a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.); to face