私は最初、緊張したが、徐々に落ち着いた。

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English Translation

I was nervous at first, but gradually got more relaxed.

Furigana

私(わたし)は最初(さいしょ)、緊張(きんちょう)したが、徐々(じょじょ)に落(お)ち着(つ)いた。

Romanji

Watashi wa saisho, kinchōshita ga, jojoni ochitsuita.

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

最初 (さいしょ)

beginning; outset; first; onset

緊張 (きんちょう)

tension; mental strain; nervousness

が (が)

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

落ち着く (おちつく)

to calm down; to compose oneself; to regain presence of mind; to calm down; to settle down; to die down; to become stable; to abate; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled; to be fixed; to have been reached; to harmonize with; to harmonise with; to match; to suit; to fit; to be unobtrusive; to be quiet; to be subdued