私たちは鳥がひなにえさをやる様子を観察した。

we; us

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

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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

young bird; chick; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival; green; wet behind the ears; juvenile

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

(animal) feed; fodder; bait; lure; enticement

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.

to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study; to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.); to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer; to make (a vehicle) go faster; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show; to ease (one's mind); to harm; to injure; to kill; to have sex with; to live; to get by; to get along; to do ... completely; to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance; to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance); to make active efforts to ...

state; state of affairs; situation; circumstances; appearance; look; aspect; sign; indication

observation; survey