その間にトニーは６０代半ばになっていたが、まだよく仕事ができた。しかし新品のトラック、新しい芝刈り機、たくさんの装備を手に入れ３人の手伝いを抱えていた。

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その間にトニーは６０代半ばになっていたが、まだよく仕事ができた。しかし新品のとらっく、新しい芝刈り機、たくさんの装備を手に入れ３人の手伝いを抱えていた。

English Translation

By then Tony was in his middle sixties and still able to work hard, but he had a brand-new truck now, a new mower, a lot of other equipment and three people helping him.

Furigana

その間(かん)にトニーは６０代(だい)半(なか)ばになっていたが、まだよく仕事(しごと)ができた。しかし新品(しんぴん)のトラック、新(あたら)しい芝刈(しばが)り機(き)、たくさんの装備(そうび)を手(て)に入(い)れ３人(にん)の手伝(てつだ)いを抱(かか)えていた。

Romanji

Sonokan ni Toni- wa roku zero dai nakaba ni natteita ga, mada yoku shigoto ga dekita. shikashi shinpin no torakku, atarashii shibagariki, takusan no sōbi o te ni ire san nin no tetsudai o kakaeteita.

Words

その間 (そのあいだ、そのかん)

in the meanwhile; during the time

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

は (は)

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

六 (ろく、む、むう)

six

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

代 (だい)

charge; cost; price; generation; age; reign; era; a representative of; on behalf of; for (someone); used after a phone number to indicate that it is a switchboard number; counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.; counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.); proxy application company; pronoun

半ば (なかば)

middle; half; semi; halfway; partly

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

が (が)

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

未だ (まだ、いまだ)

as yet; hitherto; only; still; not yet (with negative verb); more; besides; unfinished; incomplete; not yet finished with

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

然し (しかし)

however; but

新品 (しんぴん)

(brand-)new article

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

トラック (トラック)

truck; track (running, CD, DVD, etc.)

新しい (あたらしい)

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

芝刈り機 (しばかりき)

lawnmower

沢山 (たくさん)

a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal; enough; sufficient; enough; too many; too much

装備 (そうび)

equipment

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.

手 (て)

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)

入れる (いれる)

to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. a tattoo); to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire; to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to; to include; to pay (one's rent, etc.); to cast (a vote); to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to turn on (a switch, etc.); to send (a fax); to call

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

手伝い (てつだい)

helper; assistant; help

抱える (かかえる)

to hold or carry under or in the arms; to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.); to employ; to engage; to hire