暴力団を見張るのは危険な冒険だった。

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暴力団を見張るのは危険な冒険だった。

English Translation

Spying on gangsters was a dangerous venture.

Furigana

暴力団(ぼうりょくだん)を見張(みは)るのは危険(きけん)な冒険(ぼうけん)だった。

Romanji

Bōryokudan o miharu no wa kikenna bōken datta.

Words

暴力団 (ぼうりょくだん)

gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza (Japanese mafia); band of thugs; group of hoodlums

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.

見張る (みはる)

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open one's eyes wide

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

は (は)

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

危険 (きけん)

danger; peril; hazard; risk

冒険 (ぼうけん)

risk; venture; adventure

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative