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She stopped before the mirror to admire herself.
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Vocabulary list

kanojo
pronoun
  1. she; her
noun
  1. girlfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kagami
noun
  1. mirror; looking-glass
  2. barrel head
  3. page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.
  4. mirror-shaped mochi
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
maeni
adverb
  1. ahead; before; ago
mae
noun
  1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
noun, no adjective, adverb
  1. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
noun, no adjective
  1. (the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)
noun
  1. forward; ahead
  2. (in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)
no adjective
  1. previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example)
suffix
  1. portion; helping (after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb)
noun
  1. front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
  2. privates; private parts
  3. criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior
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
tachidomaru

te-form

tachidomatte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
horebore
adverb, adverb taking the to particle, suru verb
  1. fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
adverb taking the to particle
to
particle
  1. with
jibun
pronoun
  1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. I; me
  3. 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.
nagameru

Plain Past Indicative Form

nagameta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to look at; to gaze at; to watch; to stare at
  2. to look out over; to get a view of; to admire (e.g. the scenery)
  3. to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch; to observe

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