彼女の子供のような率直さに、私は思わずほほえんでしまった。

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English Translation

I couldn't help smiling at her childlike frankness.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)の子供(こども)のような率直(そっちょく)さに、私(わたし)は思(おも)わずほほえんでしまった。

Romanji

Kanojo no kodomo no yōna sotchokusa ni, watashi wa omowazu hohoendeshimatta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

子供 (こども)

child; children

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

率直 (そっちょく)

frankness; candour; candor; openheartedness; directness

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

は (は)

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

思わず (おもわず)

unintentionally; reflexively; spontaneously; involuntarily; instinctively

微笑む (ほほえむ)

to smile