赤ちゃんの目を覚まさないように、そうっと歩いた。

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English Translation

I walked softly for fear of waking the baby.

Furigana

赤(あか)ちゃんの目(め)を覚(さ)まさないように、そうっと歩(ある)いた。

Romanji

Akachan no me o samasanai yōni, sōtto aruita.

Words

赤ちゃん (あかちゃん)

baby; infant

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

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

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.

覚ます (さます)

to awaken; to disabuse; to sober up; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

そっと (そっと、そうっと、そおっと、そーっと)

softly; gently; quietly; secretly

歩く (あるく)

to walk