彼女は子供のとき私たちの多くがそうであったようにとても恥ずかしがりやだった。

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English Translation

She was, as many of us were, very shy in her childhood.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は子供(こども)のとき私(わたし)たちの多(おお)くがそうであったようにとても恥(は)ずかしがりやだった。

Romanji

Kanojo wa kodomo no toki watashitachi no ōku ga sō de atta yōni totemo hazukashigariya datta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

子供 (こども)

child; children

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

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

が (が)

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

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

だ (だ)

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