老(ろう)人(じん) roujinは wa私(わたし)の() watashino手(て)帳(ちょう) techouを o見(み)て() mite、微(ほほ)笑(え)み()か()け()ま()し()た() hohoemikakemashita。 The old man looked at my notebook and gave me a smile. Literal Old-man [topic-は] my notebook [object-を] looked [and-て], smiled-at. 微笑みかける combines 微笑み ('smile') with かける ('to direct toward'). The かける suffix implies the smile was directed at a specific person. Polite past ~ました. daily life
老(ろう)人(じん) roujinは wa私(わたし)の() watashino手(て)帳(ちょう) techouを o見(み)て() mite、微(ほほ)笑(え)み()か()け()ま()し()た() hohoemikakemashita。 The old man looked at my notebook and gave me a smile. Literal Old-man [topic-は] my notebook [object-を] looked [and-て], smiled-at. 微笑みかける combines 微笑み ('smile') with かける ('to direct toward'). The かける suffix implies the smile was directed at a specific person. Polite past ~ました. daily life