私は彼の葉巻から煙の輪空中に漂っていくのをじっと見つめていた。

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English Translation

I watched a ring of smoke that floated from his cigar into the air.

Furigana

私(わたし)は彼(かれ)の葉巻(はまき)から煙(けむり)の輪(わ)空中(くうちゅう)に漂(ただよ)っていくのをじっと見(み)つめていた。

Romanji

Watashi wa kare no hamaki kara kemuri no wa kūchū ni tadayotteiku no o jitto mitsumeteita.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

葉巻 (はまき)

cigar

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

煙 (けむり、けぶり、けむ、けぶ)

smoke; fumes

輪 (わ)

ring; circle; loop; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

空中 (くうちゅう)

sky; air

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

漂う (ただよう)

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly; to be unsteady; to be unstable; to falter; to flinch; to wince; to live in unreliable circumstances

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

見つめる (みつめる)

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on