家に帰ると、母は泣きながらドアのそばに立っていた。

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English Translation

When I came home, my mother was standing by the door in tears.

Furigana

家(いえ)に帰(かえ)ると、母(はは)は泣(な)きながらドアのそばに立(た)っていた。

Romanji

Ie ni kaeru to, haha wa naki nagara doa no soba ni tatteita.

Words

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

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

帰る (かえる)

to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

と (と)

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

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

泣く (なく)

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

乍ら (ながら)

while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")

ドア (ドア)

door (Western-style)

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

蕎麦 (そば、そばむぎ、そまむぎ)

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

立つ (たつ)

to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)