若い男の肩に頭をつけていた女子学生は、驚いてあたりを見まわした。

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English Translation

The girl, who had her head on the boy's shoulder, looked around in surprise.

Furigana

若(わか)い男(おとこ)の肩(かた)に頭(あたま)をつけていた女子(じょし)学生(がくせい)は、驚(おどろ)いてあたりを見(み)まわした。

Romanji

Wakai otoko no kata ni atama o tsuketeita joshi gakusei wa, odoroite atari o mi mawashita.

Words

若い (わかい)

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

男 (おとこ、おっこ)

man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

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

肩 (かた)

shoulder

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

頭 (あたま、かしら)

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; intellect; leader; chief; boss; captain; top; tip; beginning; start; head; person; top structural component of a kanji

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.

点ける (つける)

to turn on; to switch on; to light up

女子 (じょし、おなご、おみなご)

woman; girl

学生 (がくせい)

student (esp. a university student)

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

辺り (あたり、ほとり)

on the bank of; by the side of (e.g. a river, pond); (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; around (Sunday, last year, etc...); for instance

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...

回す (まわす)

to turn; to rotate; to gyrate; to circulate; to send around; to surround; to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers); ... around (e.g. to chase someone around); to dial (e.g. telephone number); to invest; to gang-rape