一番下の妹が出世したとき私は我を忘れて嫉妬した。

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English Translation

I was beside myself with jealousy when my youngest sister rose in the world.

Furigana

一番下(いちばんか)の妹(いもうと)が出世(しゅっせ)したとき私(わたし)は我(わが)を忘(わす)れて嫉妬(しっと)した。

Romanji

Ichibanka no imōto ga shusseshita toki watashi wa waga o wasurete shittoshita.

Words

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

妹 (いもうと)

younger sister

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

出世 (しゅっせ)

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

我 (が)

obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego

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.

忘れる (わすれる)

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

嫉妬 (しっと)

jealousy; envy