私の手紙を受け取った後すぐ返事をくれるよう、彼に頼んだ。

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English Translation

I asked him to answer soon after he received my letter.

Furigana

私(わたし)の手紙(てがみ)を受(う)け取(と)った後(のち)すぐ返事(へんじ)をくれるよう、彼(かれ)に頼(たの)んだ。

Romanji

Watashi no tegami o uketotta nochi sugu henji o kureru yō, kare ni tanonda.

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

手紙 (てがみ)

letter

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

受け取る (うけとる)

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

後 (のち)

later; afterwards; since; future; after one's death; descendant

直ぐ (すぐ)

immediately; at once; directly; soon; before long; shortly; easily; without difficulty; right (near); nearby; just (handy)

返事 (へんじ)

reply; answer; response

呉れる (くれる)

to give; to let one have; to do for one; to be given

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

頼む (たのむ)

to request; to beg; to ask; to call; to order; to reserve; to entrust to; to rely on