母は客の夕食を準備するのに大いに骨を折った。

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English Translation

Mother went to a lot of trouble to prepare dinner for our guests.

Furigana

母(はは)は客(きゃく)の夕食(ゆうしょく)を準備(じゅんび)するのに大(おお)いに骨(ほね)を折(お)った。

Romanji

Haha wa kyaku no yūshoku o junbisuru noni ōini hone o otta.

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

客 (きゃく、かく)

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger

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

夕食 (ゆうしょく)

evening meal; dinner

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.

準備 (じゅんび)

preparation; setup; arrangements; provision; reserve

のに (のに)

although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

大いに (おおいに)

very; much; greatly; a lot of

骨 (ほね)

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit; fortitude; laborious; troublesome; difficult

折る (おる)

to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers); to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt; to end