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A policeman was watching it, with his arms crossed.
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keikan
noun
  1. police officer; policeman; constable
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
udewokumu

te-form

udewokunde
expression, godan verb
  1. to fold one's arms
  2. to link arms with someone
ude
noun
  1. arm
  2. skill; efforts; ability
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
kumu

te-form

kunde
godan verb
  1. to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms)
  2. to put together; to construct; to assemble; to produce (e.g. TV program)
  3. to braid; to plait
  4. to grapple; to wrestle
  5. to unite; to join; to link up; to form an alliance
  6. to set (e.g. type)
  7. to issue (e.g. money order)
sore
pronoun
  1. that; it (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind)
  2. then; that point (in time); that time
  3. there (indicating a place near the listener)
  4. you
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
jittomiru

te-form

jittomite
expression, ichidan verb
  1. to watch steadily; to stare
jitto
adverb, suru verb
  1. motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still (じーっと is more emphatic. 凝乎と is rare.)
  2. fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think)
  3. patiently (endure); stoically
  4. firmly (e.g. hold); restrained
miru

te-form

mite
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
  2. to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
  3. to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
  4. to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to see (that) ...; to find (that) ... (as 〜てみると, 〜てみたら, 〜てみれば, etc.)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

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