毎朝朝食をとっている間、彼の犬は彼をじっと見つめていた。

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English Translation

His dog stared at him every morning while he had his breakfast.

Furigana

毎朝(まいあさ)朝食(ちょうしょく)をとっている間(ま)、彼(かれ)の犬(いぬ)は彼(かれ)をじっと見(み)つめていた。

Romanji

Maiasa chōshoku o totteiru ma, kare no inu wa kare o jitto mitsumeteita.

Words

毎朝 (まいあさ、まいちょう)

every morning

朝食 (ちょうしょく、あさげ、あさけ)

breakfast

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.

穫る (とる)

to harvest (a crop)

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

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

犬 (いぬ)

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful

は (は)

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

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