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English Sentence:

When he saw the ghost he was paralysed by fear.

Japanese Translation:

お化けを見たとき、彼は恐怖で呆然となった。

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Words used:

お|化|け
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お|ば|け
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オ|バ|ケ
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obake

ghost (noun)

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を
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ヲ

o

(accusative-case particle)

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見|た
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み|た

ミ|タ

mita

to have seen

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時
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とき
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トキ

toki

time, occasion, when

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彼|は
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かれ|は

カレ|ハ

kare wa

he (with a topic marker)

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恐|怖
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きょう|ふ

キョウ|フ

kyōfu

fear (noun), terror, fright

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で
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デ

de

(and, particle for time, places, measure/means, reason, contents, unity/coordination, age)

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呆|然
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ぼう|ぜん
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ボウ|ゼン

bōzen

stunned, stupefied, dazed

Here: stunned, stupefied

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と
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ト

to

and, that (complementizer), with, (particle for juxtaposition), (conjunction for a conditional clause)

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なった
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ナッタ

natta

to have become

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