老人はトランプで退屈な１日をまぎらした。

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English Translation

The old man beguiled the weary day with cards.

Furigana

老人(ろうじん)はトランプで退屈(たいくつ)な１日(にち)をまぎらした。

Romanji

Rōjin wa toranpu de taikutsuna ichi nichi o magirashita.

Words

老人 (ろうじん)

the aged; old person

は (は)

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

トランプ (トランプ)

playing cards

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.

退屈 (たいくつ)

tedium; boredom

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

日 (にち)

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

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.

紛らす (まぎらす)

to divert; to distract; to conceal (one's sorrow with a smile, etc.)