皮(かわ) kawaは wa乾(かわ)く() kawakuにつれて nitsurete堅(かた)く() katakuなった natta。 The skin became harder as it dried. Literal Skin [topic-は] dry [as-につれて] hard became. ~につれて means 'as X progresses, Y happens' — expressing proportional change. 乾く means 'to dry.' 堅くなる means 'to become hard.' description~につれて (as, in proportion to)
皮(かわ) kawaは wa乾(かわ)く() kawakuにつれて nitsurete堅(かた)く() katakuなった natta。 The skin became harder as it dried. Literal Skin [topic-は] dry [as-につれて] hard became. ~につれて means 'as X progresses, Y happens' — expressing proportional change. 乾く means 'to dry.' 堅くなる means 'to become hard.' description~につれて (as, in proportion to)