自分の人生を振り返ってみたとき、彼女は深い後悔の念にかられた。

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English Translation

She regretted deeply when she looked back on her life.

Furigana

自分(じぶん)の人生(じんせい)を振(ふ)り返(かえ)ってみたとき、彼女(かのじょ)は深(ふか)い後悔(こうかい)の念(ねん)にかられた。

Romanji

Jibun no jinsei o furikaettemita toki, kanojo wa fukai kōkai no nen ni karareta.

Words

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

人生 (じんせい)

(human) life (i.e. conception to death)

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.

振り返る (ふりかえる)

to turn head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to look back; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on); to reflect (on)

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

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

深い (ふかい)

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong; late

後悔 (こうかい)

regret; repentance; remorse

念 (ねん)

sense; idea; thought; feeling; desire; concern; attention; care

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

駆られる (かられる)

to be driven by (one's feelings); to succumb to