私のアノラックは粗末なものでしたが大いに役に立ちました。

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English Translation

My anorak, such as it was, stood me in good stead.

Furigana

私(わたし)のアノラックは粗末(そまつ)なものでしたが大(おお)いに役(やくた)に立()ちました。

Romanji

Watashi no anorakku wa somatsuna mono deshita ga ōini yakunitachimashita.

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

アノラック (アノラック)

anorak

は (は)

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

粗末 (そまつ)

crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby

者 (もの、もん)

person

デス (デス)

death

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and