ビルは冗談を言ってばかりいた。

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びる 冗談 言って ばかりいた

English Translation

Bill did nothing else but joke.

Furigana

ビルは冗談(じょうだん)()ってばかりいた。

Romanji

Biru wa jōdan o itte bakariita.

Words

ビル (ビル)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
冗談 (じょうだん、ぎだん、げだん)
jest; joke; funny story
()
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.
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
許り (ばかり、ばっかり、ばっか)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to; indicates emphasis; always; constantly

Kanji

Reading: ジョウ
Meanings: superfluous, uselessness
Reading: ダン
Meanings: discuss, talk
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word