彼女から来た手紙を見たとき、彼は何だか胸騒ぎがした。

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English Translation

When he saw her letter, he felt somewhat uneasy.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)から来(き)た手紙(てがみ)を見(み)たとき、彼(かれ)は何(なん)だか胸騒(むなさわ)ぎがした。

Romanji

Kanojo kara kita tegami o mita toki, kare wa nandaka munasawagi ga shita.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

来る (きたる)

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

手紙 (てがみ)

letter

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.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

何だか (なんだか)

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

胸騒ぎ (むなさわぎ)

uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition

が (が)

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

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