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Furigana Show|Add to ▼ Source 西の魔女が死んだ - P145
Mai felt like papa and grandma were momentarily holding their breath, looking this way checking her reaction.
うかが・う
② 相手の反応を気にして様子をみる。 「親の顔色を-・う」 「上役の鼻息を-・う」 「寝息を-・う」
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Vocabulary list

mai
proper noun
  1. Mai
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
papa
noun
  1. papa; dad; daddy
  2. sugar daddy
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
obaachan
noun
  1. granny; grandma; gran
  2. old lady; old woman
o
prefix
  1. honorific/polite/humble prefix (usu. before a term with a kun-yomi reading; おん is more formal)
baachan
noun
  1. granny; grandma; gran
  2. old lady; old woman
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
jibun
pronoun
  1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. I; me
  3. you
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
hannou
noun, suru verb
  1. reaction; response
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.
tashikameru

Plain Presumptive Form

tashikameyou
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
isshun
noun, adverb
  1. instant; moment; for an instant
ikiwotsumeru
expression, ichidan verb
  1. to hold one's breath
iki
noun
  1. breath; breathing
  2. tone; mood
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.
tsumeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
  1. to shorten; to move closer together
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to reduce (spending); to conserve
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
  1. to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do (usu. as 根を詰める)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to go through thoroughly; to work out (details); to bring to a conclusion; to wind up
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be on duty; to be stationed
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate
  2. to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.) (the meaning "to catch one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai)
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to do non-stop; to do continuously; to keep doing (without a break)
  2. to do completely; to do thoroughly
  3. to force someone into a difficult situation by ...
younisuru

te-form

younishite
expression, suru verb (irregular)
  1. (following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
youni
expression
  1. in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)
  2. hoping or wishing for something
you
noun, used as a suffix, noun
  1. appearing ...; looking ... (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
  2. way to ...; method of ...ing (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
  3. form; style; design (usu. after a noun)
  4. like; similar to (usu. after a noun)
noun
  1. thing (thought or spoken)
nishite
expression
  1. only; just because
  2. although; even
  3. at (place, time); in (time span)
  4. and then; moreover; furthermore
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
suru

te-form

shite
suru verb (irregular)
  1. to do; to carry out; to perform
  2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
  3. to serve as; to act as; to work as
  4. to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
  5. to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as (as 〜にする,〜とする)
  6. to decide on; to choose (as 〜にする)
suru verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) (as 〜がする)
  2. to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
  3. to be worth; to cost
  4. to pass (of time); to elapse
suru verb (irregular), transitive verb
  1. to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B (as AをBにする)
  2. to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B (as AをBにする)
  3. to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B (as AをBにする)
  4. to feel A about B (as AをBにする)
suffix, suru verb (irregular)
  1. verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
auxiliary verb, suru verb (irregular)
  1. creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
  2. to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to (as 〜うとする,〜ようとする)
kochira
pronoun
  1. this way; this direction (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker)
  2. here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is)
  3. this (one) (something physically close to the speaker)
  4. I; me; we; us
  5. this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)
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.
ukagau

te-form

ukagatte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to peep (through); to peek; to examine (esp. covertly)
  2. to await (one's chance)
  3. to guess; to infer; to gather; to surmise (usu. used passively)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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.
kanjiru

Plain Past Indicative Form

kanjita
ichidan verb
  1. to feel; to sense; to experience
kanzuru

Plain Past Indicative Form

kanjita
ichidan verb (zuru), intransitive verb
  1. to feel; to sense

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