地震のあと、人々は驚いて地面の深い穴をじっとのぞきこんだ。

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English Translation

After the earthquake, people stared into the deep hole in the ground in surprise.

Furigana

地震(じしん)のあと、人々(ひとびと)は驚(おどろ)いて地面(じめん)の深(ふか)い穴(あな)をじっとのぞきこんだ。

Romanji

Jishin no ato, hitobito wa odoroite jimen no fukai ana o jitto nozokikonda.

Words

地震 (じしん、ない、なえ、じぶるい)

earthquake

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

後 (あと)

behind; rear; after; later; after one's death; remainder; the rest; descendant; successor; heir; past; previous; more (e.g. five more minutes); left

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

は (は)

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

驚く (おどろく)

to be surprised; to be astonished

地面 (じめん)

ground; earth's surface

深い (ふかい)

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong; late

穴 (あな)

hole; deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.); vacancy; opening; flaw; profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others; upset victory (with a large payoff); pit (of a theater); hiding place; underbelly (of society, etc.)

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.

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

覗き込む (のぞきこむ)

to look into; to peer in