始めてニューヨークに着いたときは、全く西も東も分からなかった。

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English Translation

When I first got to New York, I was in a daze.

Furigana

始(はじ)めてニューヨークに着(つ)いたときは、全(まった)く西(にし)も東(ひがし)も分(わ)からなかった。

Romanji

Hajimete Nyu-Yo-Ku ni tsuita toki wa, mattaku nishi mo higashi mo wakaranakatta.

Words

初めて (はじめて)

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...

紐育 (ニューヨーク)

New York (US state, city)

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

着く (つく)

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

は (は)

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

全く (まったく)

really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly; indeed; good grief (expression of exasperation)

西 (にし)

west

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

東 (ひがし、ひむかし、ひんがし)

east

分かる (わかる)

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out