その少女は皿洗いは好きではなかったが、何とか我慢した。

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English Translation

The girl did not like to wash dishes, but she made the best of it.

Furigana

その少女(しょうじょ)は皿洗(さらあら)いは好(す)きではなかったが、何(なん)とか我慢(がまん)した。

Romanji

Sono shōjo wa saraarai wa suki de wa nakatta ga, nantoka gamanshita.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

少女 (しょうじょ、おとめ)

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

皿洗い (さらあらい)

washing-up; dish-washing

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

何とか (なんとか)

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

我慢 (がまん)

patience; endurance; perseverance; tolerance; self-control; self-denial