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Zach

私の心臓はどきどきし始めた。

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私 の 心臓 は どきどきし始めた 。

English Translation

My heart began to beat fast.

Furigana

私(わたし)の心臓(しんぞう)はどきどきし始(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Watashi no shinzō wa dokidokishihajimeta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
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
心臓 (しんぞう)
heart; guts; nerve; cheek; gall; spine; central part
は (は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
時々 (ときどき)
sometimes; at times

Kanji

私
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
心
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
臓
Readings: ゾウ、 はらわた
Meanings: entrails, viscera, bowels
始
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin