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彼は山のけわしい斜面をじっと見つめ、登るのをやめた。

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けわしい 斜面 じっと 見つめ 登る やめた

English Translation

He stared at the steep slope of the mountain and stopped climbing it.

Furigana

(かれ)(やま)のけわしい斜面(しゃめん)をじっと()つめ、(のぼ)るのをやめた。

Romanji

Kare wa yama no kewashii shamen o jitto mitsume, noboru no o yameta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(やま)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); protruding part of an object; climax; peak; critical point; guess; speculation; criminal case; crime; mountain climbing; mountaineering; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd); wall; wall tile; temple; temple grounds; wild
()
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
険しい (けわしい)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; impregnable; steep; grim; severe; stern
斜面 (しゃめん)
slope; slanting surface; bevel
()
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.
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
見つめる (みつめる)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
上る (のぼる)
to ascend; to go up; to climb; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to; to advance (in price); to swim up (a river); to sail up; to come up (on the agenda)
止める (やめる)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit; to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: サン、 セン、 やま
Meaning: mountain
Readings: シャ、 なな.め、 はす
Meanings: diagonal, slanting, oblique
Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら
Meanings: mask, face, features, surface
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: トウ、 ト、 ドウ、 ショウ、 チョウ、 のぼ.る、 あ.がる
Meanings: ascend, climb up