貯蔵庫のドアのそばの刈り残した伸びた芝はどうなんだい。

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English Translation

What about the tall grass you left over by the cellar door?

Furigana

貯蔵庫(ちょぞうこ)のドアのそばの刈(か)り残(のこ)した伸(の)びた芝(しば)はどうなんだい。

Romanji

Chozōko no doa no soba no kari nokoshita nobita shiba wa dō nan dai.

Words

貯蔵庫 (ちょぞうこ)

storehouse; bunker; silo

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

ドア (ドア)

door (Western-style)

蕎麦 (そば、そばむぎ、そまむぎ)

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

刈る (かる)

to cut (hair); to mow (grass); to harvest; to clip; to shear; to reap; to trim; to prune

残す (のこす)

to leave (behind, over); to bequeath; to save; to reserve

伸びる (のびる)

to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread; to make progress; to grow (beard, body height); to grow stale (soba); to be straightened; to be flattened; to be smoothed; to be exhausted; to be postponed; to be prolonged

芝 (しば)

lawn; sod; turf

は (は)

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

如何 (どう、いかが、いか)

how; in what way; how about

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

題 (だい)

title; subject; theme; topic; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)