僕は校長先生のまえでおちつかなかった。

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僕 は 校長 先生 の まえ で おちつかなかった 。

English Translation

I felt ill at ease in the presence of the principal.

Furigana

僕(ぼく)は校長(こうちょう)先生(せんせい)のまえでおちつかなかった。

Romanji

Boku wa kōchō sensei no mae de ochitsukanakatta.

Words

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

校長 (こうちょう)

principal; headmaster

先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)

teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence

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

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

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

Kanji

僕

Readings: ボク、 しもべ

Meanings: me, I (male)

校

Readings: コウ、 キョウ

Meanings: exam, school, printing, proof, correction

長

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ

Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior

先

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず

Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

生

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う

Meanings: life, genuine, birth