彼女は待っている間雑誌を読んでひまをつぶした。

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English Translation

She killed time reading a magazine while she waited.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は待(ま)っている間(ま)雑誌(ざっし)を読(よ)んでひまをつぶした。

Romanji

Kanojo wa matteiru ma zasshi o yonde hima o tsubushita.

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

待つ (まつ)

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

雑誌 (ざっし)

journal; magazine; periodical

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

暇 (ひま、いとま、ヒマ)

spare time; free time; leisure; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; vacation; holiday; leave; quitting (one's job); firing someone; divorcing (one's spouse); (of one's time) free; (of one's business) slow; leaving; departing

潰す (つぶす)

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to thwart; to block; to kill (time); to waste (e.g. talents)