老(ろう)人(じん) roujinは waトランプ toranpuで de退(たい)屈(くつ)な() taikutsuna１()日(にち) 1nichiを oまぎらした magirashita。 The old man played cards to pass the boring day. Literal Old-man [topic-は] cards [with-で] boring one-day [object-を] distracted. まぎらす ('to divert, distract') combined with 退屈 means 'to relieve boredom.' トランプ refers to playing cards in Japanese — not the English word 'trump.' This is a common wasei-usage that surprises English speakers. hobbiesdaily life
老(ろう)人(じん) roujinは waトランプ toranpuで de退(たい)屈(くつ)な() taikutsuna１()日(にち) 1nichiを oまぎらした magirashita。 The old man played cards to pass the boring day. Literal Old-man [topic-は] cards [with-で] boring one-day [object-を] distracted. まぎらす ('to divert, distract') combined with 退屈 means 'to relieve boredom.' トランプ refers to playing cards in Japanese — not the English word 'trump.' This is a common wasei-usage that surprises English speakers. hobbiesdaily life