熊は岩の下にいる、肥った虫をさがして、石という石をひっくりかえした。

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English Translation

The bear left no stone unturned in his search for fat bugs under the rocks.

Furigana

熊(くま)は岩(いわ)の下(した)にいる、肥(ふと)った虫(むし)をさがして、石(いし)という石(いし)をひっくりかえした。

Romanji

Kuma wa iwa no shita ni iru, futotta mushi o sagashite, ishi toiu ishi o hikkurikaeshita.

Words

熊 (くま)

bear (animal)

は (は)

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

岩 (いわ)

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

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

下 (した)

below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter); bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after; inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior); trade-in; preliminary; preparatory

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

要る (いる)

to need; to want

太る (ふとる)

to grow fat (stout, plump); to become fat; to gain weight

虫 (むし)

insect; bug; cricket; moth; worm

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.

探す (さがす)

to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)

石 (いし)

stone; gem; jewel

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

ひっくり返す (ひっくりかえす、ひっくりがえす)

to turn over; to turn upside down; to turn up; to turn inside out; to turn out; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset; to reverse