初めて彼女の手を握ったのは、お化け屋敷の中でした。

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English Translation

The first time I held my girlfriend's hand was in the haunted house.

Furigana

初(はじ)めて彼女(かのじょ)の手(て)を握(にぎ)ったのは、お化(ば)け屋敷(やしき)の中(なか)でした。

Romanji

Hajimete kanojo no te o nigitta no wa, obake yashiki no naka deshita.

Words

初めて (はじめて)

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...

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

手 (て)

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)

を (を)

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.

握る (にぎる)

to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch; to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form; to press into shape; to mold; to mould; to seize (power, etc.); to take hold of

は (は)

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

お化け (おばけ)

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost

屋敷 (やしき)

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

デス (デス)

death