我が家は大きくなく、敷地は３分の２エーカーである。それを買った頃は毎週何時間もかけて芝刈り機を直し、芝を刈った。そうした手順でいつもやったのである。

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English Translation

The house isn't huge and it's on about two-thirds of an acre, and when we first bought it I spent several hours every week getting the lawnmower fixed and cutting the lawn, in that order.

Furigana

我(わ)が家(や)は大(おお)きくなく、敷地(しきち)は３分(ぶん)の２エーカーである。それを買(か)った頃(ころ)は毎週(まいしゅう)何(なん)時間(じかん)もかけて芝刈(しばが)り機(き)を直(なお)し、芝(しば)を刈(か)った。そうした手順(てじゅん)でいつもやったのである。

Romanji

Wagaya wa ōkikunaku, shikichi wa san bunno ni e-ka- de aru. sore o katta koro wa maishū nan jikan mo kakete shibagariki o naoshi, shiba o katta. sōshita tejun de itsumo yatta no de aru.

Words

我が家 (わがや、わがいえ)

one's house; one's home; one's family

は (は)

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

大きい (おおきい)

big; large; great; loud

敷地 (しきち)

site; plot; lot; grounds

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

分の (ぶんの)

-th (e.g. one fifth)

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

エーカー (エーカー)

acre

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

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.

買う (かう)

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

頃 (ころ、ごろ)

(approximate) time; around; about; toward; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

毎週 (まいしゅう)

every week

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

架ける (かける)

to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)

芝刈り機 (しばかりき)

lawnmower

治す (なおす)

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to repair; to do over again (after -masu base of verb); to replace; to put back as it was; to convert (into a different state); to transform

芝 (しば)

lawn; sod; turf

刈る (かる)

to cut (hair); to mow (grass); to harvest; to clip; to shear; to reap; to trim; to prune

然うした (そうした)

such

手順 (てじゅん)

process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

遣る (やる)

to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study; to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.); to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer; to make (a vehicle) go faster; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show; to ease (one's mind); to harm; to injure; to kill; to have sex with; to live; to get by; to get along; to do ... completely; to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance; to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance); to make active efforts to ...

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