母は忙しそうに料理をしていた。その間私はテレビを見ていた。

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English Translation

Mother was busily cooking; in the meantime, I was just watching TV.

Furigana

母(はは)は忙(いそが)しそうに料理(りょうり)をしていた。その間(かん)私(わたし)はテレビを見(み)ていた。

Romanji

Haha wa isogashisō ni ryōri o shiteita. sonokan watashi wa terebi o miteita.

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

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

料理 (りょうり)

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration; management

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.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

その間 (そのあいだ、そのかん)

in the meanwhile; during the time

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

テレビ (テレビ)

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...