私は始めは非常に骨が折れた。

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私 は 始め は 非常 に 骨 が 折れた 。

English Translation

I had great difficulty at the beginning.

Furigana

私(わたし)は始(はじ)めは非常(ひじょう)に骨(ほね)が折(お)れた。

Romanji

Watashi wa hajime wa hijō ni hone ga oreta.

Words

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

始め (はじめ)

beginning; start; outset; opening; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

非常 (ひじょう)

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

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

骨 (ほね)

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit; fortitude; laborious; troublesome; difficult

が (が)

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

折れる (おれる)

to break; to be broken; to snap; to fracture; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to yield; to submit; to turn (a corner)

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

始

Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる

Meanings: commence, begin

非

Readings: ヒ、 あら.ず

Meanings: un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-

常

Readings: ジョウ、 つね、 とこ-

Meanings: usual, ordinary, normal, regular

骨

Readings: コツ、 ほね

Meanings: skeleton, bone, remains, frame

折

Readings: セツ、 お.る、 おり、 お.り、 -お.り、 お.れる

Meanings: fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit