壁のまわりのバレリーナ達は筋肉が硬直しないように脚と足先を伸ばしています。

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English Translation

The ballerinas around the walls are stretching their legs and feet so their muscles will not become stiff.

Furigana

壁(かべ)のまわりのバレリーナ達(たち)は筋肉(きんにく)が硬直(こうちょく)しないように脚(あし)と足先(あしさき)を伸(の)ばしています。

Romanji

Kabe no mawari no bareri-natachi wa kinniku ga kōchokushinai yōni ashi to ashisaki o nobashiteimasu.

Words

壁 (かべ、へき)

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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

周り (まわり)

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

は (は)

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

筋肉 (きんにく)

muscle; sinew

が (が)

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

硬直 (こうちょく)

stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

足 (あし)

foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation; money; coin

と (と)

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

足先 (あしさき)

part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes

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.

伸ばす (のばす)

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to stretch; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out; to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.); to dilute; to thin out; to postpone; to prolong; to strengthen; to develop; to expand