これはほんの冗談のつもりだった。
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English Translation
This was meant as a joke.
Furigana
これはほんの冗談 のつもりだった。
Romanji
Kore wa honno jōdan no tsumori datta.
Words
此れ
(これ)
this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
本の
(ほんの)
mere; only; just; not even (with negative verb)
冗談
(じょうだん、ぎだん、げだん)
jest; joke; funny story
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
積もり
(つもり)
intention; plan; conviction; belief
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative