警官は犯人にピストルを向けた。するとその犯人が、こんどは警官に直接自分のピストルをつきつけた。どちらも勝ち目はなかった。絶体絶命だった。

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English Translation

The police officer pointed his pistol at the criminal, who, in turn, held his pistol directly pointed at the officer. Neither had the advantage, the position was a stalemate.

Furigana

警官(けいかん)は犯人(はんにん)にピストルを向(む)けた。するとその犯人(はんにん)が、こんどは警官(けいかん)に直接(ちょくせつ)自分(じぶん)のピストルをつきつけた。どちらも勝(か)ち目(め)はなかった。絶体絶命(ぜったいぜつめい)だった。

Romanji

Keikan wa hannin ni pisutoru o muketa. suruto sono hannin ga, kondo wa keikan ni chokusetsu jibun no pisutoru o tsukitsuketa. dochira mo kachime wa nakatta. zettaizetsumei datta.

Words

警官 (けいかん)

policeman

は (は)

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

犯人 (はんにん)

offender; criminal

に (に)

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

ピストル (ピストル)

pistol

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.

向ける (むける)

to turn towards; to point

すると (すると)

thereupon; hereupon

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

が (が)

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

今度 (こんど)

now; this time; next time; another time

直接 (ちょくせつ)

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

突き付ける (つきつける)

to thrust before; to thrust at

何方 (どちら、どっち、いずかた、いずち、どち、いずし、なにざま)

which way; which direction; where; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

勝ち目 (かちめ)

chance (of success); odds

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

絶体絶命 (ぜったいぜつめい)

desperate situation; being driven into a corner; stalemate

だ (だ)

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