彼女はその丸太を半ば引きずるように、半ば抱えるようにして運んだ。

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English Translation

She half dragged, half carried the log.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)はその丸太(まるた)を半(なか)ば引(ひ)きずるように、半(なか)ば抱(かか)えるようにして運(はこ)んだ。

Romanji

Kanojo wa sono maruta o nakaba hikizuru yōni, nakaba kakaeru yō ni shite hakonda.

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

丸太 (まるた)

log

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.

半ば (なかば)

middle; half; semi; halfway; partly

引きずる (ひきずる)

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly; to seduce

様に (ように)

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

抱える (かかえる)

to hold or carry under or in the arms; to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.); to employ; to engage; to hire

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

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

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

運ぶ (はこぶ)

to carry; to transport; to move; to convey; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use; to go (well, etc.); to proceed; to progress