聴衆は謹聴の姿勢で立っていた。

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聴衆は謹聴の姿勢で立っていた。

English Translation

The listeners stood in an attentive attitude.

Furigana

聴衆(ちょうしゅう)は謹聴(きんちょう)の姿勢(しせい)で立(た)っていた。

Romanji

Chōshū wa kinchō no shisei de tatteita.

Words

聴衆 (ちょうしゅう)

audience; attendance; hearers

は (は)

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

謹聴 (きんちょう)

listening attentively

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

姿勢 (しせい)

attitude; posture; stance; approach; carriage (of the body)

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

立つ (たつ)

to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)