私はその当時ほんの７歳の少女にすぎませんでした。

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English Translation

I was only a seven-year-old girl at that time.

Furigana

私(わたし)はその当時(とうじ)ほんの７歳(さい)の少女(しょうじょ)にすぎませんでした。

Romanji

Watashi wa sono tōji honno nana sai no shōjo ni sugimasen deshita.

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

当時 (とうじ)

at that time; in those days

本の (ほんの)

mere; only; just; not even (with negative verb)

七 (しち、なな、な)

seven; hepta-

歳 (さい)

-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius

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

少女 (しょうじょ、おとめ)

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

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

過ぎる (すぎる)

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to be over; to exceed; to surpass; to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...

デス (デス)

death