私は一瞬彼女の姿を見たが、群衆の中で見失った。

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English Translation

I saw her for a moment, but then lost sight of her in the crowd.

Furigana

私(わたし)は一瞬(いっしゅん)彼女(かのじょ)の姿(すがた)を見(み)たが、群衆(ぐんしゅう)の中(なか)で見失(みうしな)った。

Romanji

Watashi wa isshun kanojo no sugata o mita ga, gunshū no naka de miushinatta.

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

一瞬 (いっしゅん)

moment; instant

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

姿 (すがた)

figure; form; shape; appearance; dress; guise; state; condition; picture; image; form (of a waka); dressed in ...; wearing ...

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.

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...

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

群衆 (ぐんしゅう、ぐんしゅ、ぐんじゅ)

group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

見失う (みうしなう)

to lose sight of; to miss