私とあなたは差し向かって座った。

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私 と あなた は 差し 向かって 座った 。

English Translation

I sat face to face with you.

Furigana

私(わたし)とあなたは差(さ)し向(む)かって座(すわ)った。

Romanji

Watashi to anata wa sashi mukatte suwatta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

は (は)

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

差し (さし、サシ)

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in Noh music; prefix used for stress or emphasis; counter for traditional dance songs

向かう (むかう)

to face; to go towards

座る (すわる)

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

差

Readings: サ、 さ.す、 さ.し

Meanings: distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance

向

Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い

Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

座

Readings: ザ、 すわ.る

Meanings: squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit