「ふむ」武田先生は口ひげを捻りながらうなった。

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English Translation

"Hrmm," mumbled Professor Takeda as he twisted his moustache.

Furigana

「ふむ」武田(たけだ)先生(せんせい)は口(くち)ひげを捻(ねじ)りながらうなった。

Romanji

" fumu" Takeda sensei wa kuchihige o nejiri nagara unatta.

Words

踏む (ふむ)

to step on; to tread on; to experience; to undergo; to estimate; to value; to appraise; to rhyme; to inherit (the throne, etc.); to follow (rules, morals, principles, etc.)

先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)

teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence

は (は)

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

口髭 (くちひげ)

moustache; mustache

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.

捻る (ひねる)

to twist; to wrench; to turn (a switch on or off, etc.); to wring (a neck); to puzzle over; to defeat easily

乍ら (ながら)

while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")

唸る (うなる)

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to growl; to hum (e.g. engine, wires in wind); to buzz; to sough; low, dull sound; to ooh and aah (in admiration); to sing in a strong, low voice (esp. traditional chant or recitation)