私は興奮して固唾をのんだ。
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English Translation
I held my breath in excitement.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashi wa kōfunshite katazu o nonda.
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
興奮
(こうふん)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
固唾
(かたず、かたづ)
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
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.
飲む
(のむ)
to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand, condition); to make light of; to conceal
Kanji
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: コウ、 キョウ、 おこ.る、 おこ.す
Meanings: entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure
Readings: フン、 ふる.う
Meanings: stirred up, be invigorated, flourish
Readings: コ、 かた.める、 かた.まる、 かた.まり、 かた.い
Meanings: harden, set, clot, curdle
Readings: ダ、 タ、 つば、 つばき
Meanings: saliva, sputum