私たちが到着すると、いっぱいのご馳走が待ちかまえていました。

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English Translation

We arrived to find a huge meal ready for us.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちが到着(とうちゃく)すると、いっぱいのご馳走(ちそう)が待(ま)ちかまえていました。

Romanji

Watashitachi ga tōchakusuru to, ippai no gochisō ga machikamaeteimashita.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

が (が)

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

到着 (とうちゃく)

arrival

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

一杯 (いっぱい)

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity; a lot; much; all of ...; the entire ...

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

ご馳走 (ごちそう)

feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

待ち構える (まちかまえる)

to lie in wait; to be on the watch for