ウェンディは必ずしも日本の祭りに興味があるとはかぎりませんでした。

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English Translation

Wendy was not always interested in Japanese festivals.

Furigana

ウェンディは必(かなら)ずしも日本(にっぽん)の祭(まつ)りに興味(きょうみ)があるとはかぎりませんでした。

Romanji

Whendhi wa kanarazushimo Nippon no matsuri ni kyōmi ga aru to wa kagirimasen deshita.

Words

は (は)

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

必ずしも (かならずしも)

not always; not necessarily; not all; not entirely

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

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

祭 (まつり)

festival; feast

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

興味 (きょうみ)

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

が (が)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

限る (かぎる)

to restrict; to limit; to confine; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to

デス (デス)

death