彼は国境警備兵の姿を見て命からがら逃げた。

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English Translation

He ran for his life at the sight of the border guard.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は国境(こっきょう)警備兵(けいびへい)の姿(すがた)を見(み)て命(いのち)からがら逃(に)げた。

Romanji

Kare wa kokkyō keibihei no sugata o mite inochikaragara nigeta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

国境 (こっきょう、くにざかい、こっかい)

national border; provincial border

警備兵 (けいびへい)

guard (soldier)

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

姿 (すがた)

figure; form; shape; appearance; dress; guise; state; condition; picture; image; form (of a waka); dressed in ...; wearing ...

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...

命辛々 (いのちからがら、いのちがらがら)

for dear life; barely escaping alive

逃げる (にげる)

to escape; to run away