老人は私の手帳を見て、微笑みかけました。

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English Translation

The old man saw my notebook and smiled at me.

Furigana

老人(ろうじん)は私(わたし)の手帳(てちょう)を見(み)て、微笑(ほほえ)みかけました。

Romanji

Rōjin wa watashi no techō o mite, hohoemikakemashita.

Words

老人 (ろうじん)

the aged; old person

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

手帳 (てちょう)

notebook; memo pad; (pocket) diary; certificate; identification card

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...

微笑む (ほほえむ)

to smile