保憲は脇息に身を預け、目前に出された朝餉に当惑の目を当てていた。

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English Translation

Yasunori leaned into the armrest and looked in bemusement at the breakfast laid before him.

Furigana

保憲(やすのり)は脇息(きょうそく)に身(み)を預(あづ)け、目前(もくぜん)に出(だ)された朝餉(あさげ)に当惑(とうわく)の目(め)を当(あ)てていた。

Romanji

Yasunori wa kyōsoku ni mi o azuke, mokuzen ni dasareta asage ni tōwaku no me o ateteita.

Words

は (は)

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

脇息 (きょうそく)

armrest

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

身 (み)

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)

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.

預ける (あずける)

to give into custody; to leave (a child) in the care of; to entrust; to deposit; to lean on; to put one's weight on

目前 (もくぜん)

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

出す (だす)

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to show; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish; to make public; to send (e.g. letter); to produce (a sound); to start (fire); to serve (food); to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...

朝食 (ちょうしょく、あさげ、あさけ)

breakfast

当惑 (とうわく)

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion

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

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

当てる (あてる)

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to put against; to hold on; to hold against; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer); to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)