おやじは合間合間に庭いじりをする。
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English Translation
Father does gardening whenever he gets a chance.
Furigana
おやじは合間 合間 に庭 いじりをする。
Romanji
Oyaji wa aima aima ni niwaijiri o suru.
Words
親字
(おやじ)
first character (of a dictionary entry)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
合間
(あいま)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
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
庭いじり
(にわいじり)
gardening; puttering around in the garden
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.
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