猫が柱でつめを研いでいた。
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English Translation
A cat was sharpening its claws against a post.
Furigana
Romanji
Neko ga hashira de tsume o toideita.
Words
猫
(ねこ、ネコ)
cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
柱
(はしら)
pillar; post; support; prop; mainstay; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
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.
爪
(つめ)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
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.
研ぐ
(とぐ)
to sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish; to burnish