母は両手を腰に当てひじを張ってたっていた。

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English Translation

Mother stood arms akimbo.

Furigana

母(はは)は両手(りょうて)を腰(こし)に当(あ)てひじを張(は)ってたっていた。

Romanji

Haha wa ryōte o koshi ni ate hiji o hatte tatteita.

Words

母 (はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)

mother

は (は)

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

両手 (りょうて、もろて、そうしゅ)

(with) both hands; approvingly

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.

腰 (こし、コシ)

back; lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

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

当て (あて)

aim; object; purpose; end; expectations; prospects; hopes; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad; guard; blow; strike; addressed to; per

肘 (ひじ)

elbow

張る (はる)

to stick; to paste; to affix; to link (e.g. in WWW forums); to stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (tent); to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell; to stick out; to put; to slap; to be expensive; to become one tile away from completion

起つ (たつ)

to rise up; to initiate (political) action