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彼女はバスケットにかぶせてあるナプキンの片隅を持ち上げ、ちらっと僕に見せた。

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彼女 バスケット かぶせてある ナプキン 片隅 持ち上げ ちらっと 見せた

English Translation

She lifted one corner of the napkin which covered her basket and let me have a quick look.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)はバスケットにかぶせてあるナプキンの片隅(かたすみ)()()げ、ちらっと(ぼく)()せた。

Romanji

Kanojo wa basuketto ni kabusetearu napukin no katasumi o mochiage, chiratto boku ni miseta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
バスケット (バスケット)
basket; basketball; basket cloth
()
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
被せる (かぶせる)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
ナプキン (ナプキン、ナフキン)
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
()
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
片隅 (かたすみ)
corner; nook
()
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.
持ち上げる (もちあげる)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
ちらっと (ちらっと、ちらと)
at a glance; by accident
(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
見せる (みせる)
to show; to display

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: ヘン、 かた-、 かた
Meanings: one-sided, leaf, sheet, right-side kata radical (no. 91)
Readings: グウ、 すみ
Meanings: corner, nook
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible