あやふやな手つきで一枚の紙を動かした。
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English Translation
She fumbled with a piece of paper.
Furigana
あやふやな手 つきで一 枚 の紙 を動 かした。
Romanji
Ayafuyana tetsuki de ichi mai no kami o ugokashita.
Words
あやふや
(あやふや)
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
手つき
(てつき)
manner of using one's hands
で
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
一
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
枚
(まい)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)
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
紙
(かみ)
paper
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.
動かす
(うごかす)
to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position; to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence; to change; to alter; to deny; to operate; to set in motion; to get going; to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy; to manage (e.g. funds)
Kanji
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: マイ、 バイ
Meanings: sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheets
Readings: シ、 かみ
Meaning: paper
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake