彼女のよそよそしさを打破し、うちとけさせるのにずいぶん時間がかかった。

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English Translation

It took a long time to break down her reserve and get her to relax.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)のよそよそしさを打破(だは)し、うちとけさせるのにずいぶん時間(じかん)がかかった。

Romanji

Kanojo no yosoyososhisa o dahashi, uchitokesaseru no ni zuibun jikan ga kakatta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

余所余所しい (よそよそしい)

distant; cold; formal

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.

打破 (だは)

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

打ち解ける (うちとける)

to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank

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

随分 (ずいぶん)

very; extremely; surprisingly; considerably; contemptible; reprehensible

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

が (が)

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

掛かる (かかる)

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend; to deal with; to handle; to have started to; to be on the verge of; to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; to (come) at; to be fastened; to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); to be caught in; to get a call; to depend on