ボールを丸く、そして堅くするために麦わらをいっぱいに詰め込んでいました。

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ぼーるを丸く、そして堅くするために麦わらをいっぱいに詰め込んでいました。

English Translation

They filled them with straw to make them round and hard.

Furigana

ボールを丸(まる)く、そして堅(かた)くするために麦(むぎ)わらをいっぱいに詰(つ)め込(こ)んでいました。

Romanji

Bo-ru o maruku, soshite kataku suru tameni mugiwara o ippai ni tsumekondeimashita.

Words

ホール (ホール)

hall (dance, concert, etc.); hole; whole; dining area of a restaurant

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.

丸い (まるい、まろい)

round; circular; spherical; harmonious; calm

然して (そして、しかして)

and; and then; thus; and now

硬い (かたい)

hard; solid; tough; stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing); strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe; steady; honest; steadfast; obstinate; stubborn; bookish; formal; stuffy

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

麦わら (むぎわら、ばっかん)

wheat straw; barley straw

一杯 (いっぱい)

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity; a lot; much; all of ...; the entire ...

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

詰め込む (つめこむ)

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack; to crowd