メアリーは高校生の時ずっとジョンの恋人だった。

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English Translation

Mary was John's heartthrob all through high school.

Furigana

メアリーは高校生(こうこうせい)の時(とき)ずっとジョンの恋人(こいびと)だった。

Romanji

Meari- wa kōkōsei no toki zutto Jon no koibito datta.

Words

は (は)

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

高校生 (こうこうせい)

senior high school student

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

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

ずっと (ずっと、ずーっと、ずうっと)

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way; much (better, etc.); by far; far and away; far away; long ago; direct; straight

恋人 (こいびと)

lover; sweetheart

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative