私たちは最初は試合に備えて熱心に練習した。

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English Translation

We trained hard for the game at first.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは最初(さいしょ)は試合(しあい)に備(そな)えて熱心(ねっしん)に練習(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

は (は)

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

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

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