「天路歴程」が気に入ったので、私が最初に集めたのは小さい分冊本のジョン・バニヤン著作集だった。

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English Translation

Pleased with The Pilgrim's Progress, my first collection was of John Bunyan's works in separate little volumes.

Furigana

「天路(てんろ)歴程(れきてい)」が気(き)に入(い)ったので、私(わたし)が最初(さいしょ)に集(あつ)めたのは小(ちい)さい分冊(ぶんさつ)本(ほん)のジョン・バニヤン著作集(ちょさくしゅう)だった。

Romanji

" tenro rekitei" ga kiniitta node, watashi ga saisho ni atsumeta no wa chiisai bunsatsu hon no jonbaniyan chosakushū datta.

Words

天道 (てんとう、てんどう、あまじ)

the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens

歴程 (れきてい)

a route or passage

が (が)

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

気に入る (きにいる)

to be pleased with; to suit

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

最初 (さいしょ)

beginning; outset; first; onset

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

集める (あつめる)

to collect; to assemble; to gather

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

は (は)

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

小さい (ちいさい)

small; little; tiny

分冊 (ぶんさつ)

separate volume; fascicle; fascicule

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

著作集 (ちょさくしゅう)

collection

だ (だ)

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