私は、東京へ移り住むまで、１８年間ずっと大阪に住んでいた。

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English Translation

I had lived in Osaka for eighteen years when I moved to Tokyo.

Furigana

私(わたし)は、東京(とうきょう)へ移(うつ)り住(す)むまで、１８年間(ねんかん)ずっと大阪(おおさか)に住(す)んでいた。

Romanji

Watashi wa, Tōkyō e utsurisumu made, ichi hachi nenkan zutto Ōsaka ni sundeita.

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

東京 (とうきょう)

Tokyo

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

移り住む (うつりすむ)

to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

八 (はち、や)

eight

年間 (ねんかん)

year (period of)

ずっと (ずっと、ずーっと、ずうっと)

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way; much (better, etc.); by far; far and away; far away; long ago; direct; straight

大阪 (おおさか、おおざか)

Osaka; large hill

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

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide