一日の大半を読書して過ごした。

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一日の大半を読書して過ごした。

English Translation

I spent the best part of the day in reading.

Furigana

一(いち)日(にち)の大半(たいはん)を読書(どくしょ)して過(す)ごした。

Romanji

Ichi nichi no taihan o dokushoshite sugoshita.

Words

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

日 (にち)

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

大半 (たいはん)

majority; mostly; generally

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

読書 (どくしょ、とくしょ)

reading

過ごす (すごす)

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support; to overdo; to do too much; to ... without acting on it