父は客人の夕食を準備するのに大いに骨を折った。

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客人 夕食 準備する のに 大いに 折った

English Translation

Father went to a lot of trouble to prepare dinner for our guests.

Furigana

(ちち)客人(きゃくじん)夕食(ゆうしょく)準備(じゅんび)するのに(おお)いに(ほね)()った。

Romanji

Chichi wa kyakujin no yūshoku o junbisuru noni ōini hone o otta.

Words

(ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)
father
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
客人 (きゃくじん)
caller; visitor; company; guest
()
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
夕食 (ゆうしょく)
evening meal; dinner
()
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.
準備 (じゅんび)
preparation; setup; arrangements; provision; reserve
のに (のに)
although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to
大いに (おおいに)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
(ほね)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit; fortitude; laborious; troublesome; difficult
折る (おる)
to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers); to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt; to end

Kanji

Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: キャク、 カク
Meanings: guest, visitor, customer, client
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: セキ、 ゆう
Meaning: evening
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: ジュン、 じゅん.じる、 じゅん.ずる、 なぞら.える、 のり、 ひと.しい、 みずもり
Meanings: semi-, correspond to, proportionate to, conform, imitate
Readings: ビ、 そな.える、 そな.わる、 つぶさ.に
Meanings: equip, provision, preparation
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: コツ、 ほね
Meanings: skeleton, bone, remains, frame
Readings: セツ、 お.る、 おり、 お.り、 -お.り、 お.れる
Meanings: fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit