優(やさ)し()そ()う()な() yasashisouna老(ろう)人(じん) roujinは wa立(た)ち()上(あ)が()っ()て() tachiagatte、握(あく)手(しゅ) akushuを o求(もと)め()て() motometeきた kita。 A kindly-looking old man stood up and extended his hand for a handshake. Literal Kind-looking old-person [topic-は] stood-up-and, handshake [object-を] sought [toward me-きた]. ~そうな ('looking like') makes 優しい into a visual impression rather than a known fact. 求めてきた uses ~てくる to show the action directed toward the speaker. The scene unfolds in two steps: standing up, then reaching out. everyday conversation~そう (looks like)~て form (chaining)~てくる (motion toward speaker)
優(やさ)し()そ()う()な() yasashisouna老(ろう)人(じん) roujinは wa立(た)ち()上(あ)が()っ()て() tachiagatte、握(あく)手(しゅ) akushuを o求(もと)め()て() motometeきた kita。 A kindly-looking old man stood up and extended his hand for a handshake. Literal Kind-looking old-person [topic-は] stood-up-and, handshake [object-を] sought [toward me-きた]. ~そうな ('looking like') makes 優しい into a visual impression rather than a known fact. 求めてきた uses ~てくる to show the action directed toward the speaker. The scene unfolds in two steps: standing up, then reaching out. everyday conversation~そう (looks like)~て form (chaining)~てくる (motion toward speaker)