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店の人は私のことを知るようになり、私はいつも同じウェイトレスに応対してもらっていた。

Sentence Analyzer

こと 知る よう なり いつも 同じ ウェイトレス 応対してもらっていた

English Translation

People got to know me, and I had the same waitress all the time.

Furigana

(みせ)(ひと)(わたし)のことを()るようになり、(わたし)はいつも(おな)じウェイトレスに応対(おうたい)してもらっていた。

Romanji

Mise no hito wa watashi no koto o shiru yō ni nari, watashi wa itsumo onaji wheitoresu ni ōtaishitemoratteita.

Words

(みせ)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
()
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
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
知る (しる)
to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern
(よう)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)
()
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
なる (なる)
that is in; who is called; that is called; that is
何時も (いつも)
always; usually; every time; never
同じ (おなじ、おんなじ)
same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case
ウェイトレス (ウェイトレス、ウエイトレス、ウェートレス、ウエートレス)
waitress
応対 (おうたい)
receiving; dealing with

Kanji

Readings: テン、 みせ、 たな
Meanings: store, shop
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom
Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ
Meanings: same, agree, equal
Readings: オウ、 ヨウ、 -ノウ、 あた.る、 まさに、 こた.える
Meanings: apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept
Readings: タイ、 ツイ、 あいて、 こた.える、 そろ.い、 つれあ.い、 なら.ぶ、 むか.う
Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare