彼女は編み物に忙しかった。その間も彼は火の側でうたた寝していた。

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English Translation

She was busy knitting. In the meantime, he was taking a nap by the fire.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は編(あ)み物(もの)に忙(いそが)しかった。その間(かん)も彼(かれ)は火(ひ)の側(がわ)でうたた寝(ね)していた。

Romanji

Kanojo wa amimono ni isogashikatta. sonokan mo kare wa hi no gawa de utatane shiteita.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

編み物 (あみもの)

knitting; knitted material; crochet

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

忙しい (いそがしい、せわしい)

busy; hectic; occupied; engaged

その間 (そのあいだ、そのかん)

in the meanwhile; during the time

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

火 (ひ)

fire; flame; blaze

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

側 (がわ、かわ)

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

うたた寝 (うたたね、ごろね)

dozing; napping (e.g. on the floor in one's clothes, in the train)

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