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彼かれは残ざん念ねんそうな顔かおをしていた。

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残ざん念ねん

regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing

na-adjective, noun

そうな

seems; apparently; they say

-> そうだgrammar

facial expression; look

light/support verb with a noun or noun-like phrase

-> するgrammar

and; and then; then; because; so; since; by; through; with; although; but; yet; connects to auxiliary verbs (e.g., ている, ていく); forms compound verbs (e.g., やって来る); please (do)

particle, conjunction

be; exist; stay; be ...-ing; have ...-ed; be ...-ed

-> いるichidan verb, auxiliary

past tense or completed action