刑事はウエイトレスの不意をついて真相を聞き出した。

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刑事 は ウエイトレス の 不意 を ついて 真相 を 聞き出した 。

English Translation

The detective surprised the truth from the waitress.

Furigana

刑事(けいじ)はウエイトレスの不意(ふい)をついて真相(しんそう)を聞(きだ)き出()した。

Romanji

Keiji wa ueitoresu no fui o tsuite shinsō o kikidashita.

Words

刑事 (けいじ)

(police) detective; criminal matter

は (は)

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

ウェイトレス (ウェイトレス、ウエイトレス、ウェートレス、ウエートレス)

waitress

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

不意 (ふい)

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

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.

注ぐ (つぐ)

(usu. written as kana when referring to a solid) to pour (into a vessel); to fill; to dish out food or drink

真相 (しんそう)

truth; real situation

聞き出す (ききだす)

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

Kanji

刑

Reading: ケイ

Meanings: punish, penalty, sentence, punishment

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

不

Readings: フ、 ブ

Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

意

Reading: イ

Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

真

Readings: シン、 ま、 ま-、 まこと

Meanings: true, reality, Buddhist sect

相

Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 あい-

Meanings: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

聞

Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる

Meanings: hear, ask, listen

出

Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす

Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude