彼女は夫の帰りを首を長くしてまった。

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彼女は夫の帰りを首を長くしてまった。

English Translation

She waited eagerly for her husband's return.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は夫(おっと)の帰(かえ)りを首(くび)を長(なが)くしてまった。

Romanji

Kanojo wa otto no kaeri o kubi o nagaku shite matta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

夫 (おっと)

husband

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

帰り (かえり)

return; coming back

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.

首 (くび、クビ)

neck; head; dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

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

末 (まつ)

the end of; powder