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私たちは最初は試合に備えて熱心に練習した。

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私たち 最初 試合 備えて 熱心 練習した

English Translation

We trained hard for the game at first.

Furigana

(わたし)たちは最初(さいしょ)試合(しあい)(そな)えて熱心(ねっしん)練習(れんしゅう)した。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa saisho wa shiai ni sonaete nesshin ni renshūshita.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
最初 (さいしょ)
beginning; outset; first; onset
試合 (しあい)
match; game; bout; contest
()
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
備える (そなえる)
to furnish; to provide for; to equip; to install; to have ready; to prepare for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with; to be armed with; to be born with; to have since birth
熱心 (ねっしん)
zeal; enthusiasm
練習 (れんしゅう)
practice; practising

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning
Readings: シ、 こころ.みる、 ため.す
Meanings: test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal
Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる
Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1
Readings: ビ、 そな.える、 そな.わる、 つぶさ.に
Meanings: equip, provision, preparation
Readings: ネツ、 あつ.い
Meanings: heat, temperature, fever, mania, passion
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Readings: レン、 ね.る、 ね.り
Meanings: practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine
Readings: シュウ、 ジュ、 なら.う、 なら.い
Meaning: learn