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昨日、会社の帰りに昔の彼女にバッタリ会った。

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昨日 会社 帰り 彼女 ばったり 会った

English Translation

Yesterday I was on my way home from work when I ran smack into my old girlfriend.

Furigana

昨日(きのう)会社(かいしゃ)(かえ)りに(むかし)彼女(かのじょ)にバッタリ()った。

Romanji

Kinō, kaisha no kaeri ni mukashi no kanojo ni battari atta.

Words

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)
yesterday
会社 (かいしゃ)
company; corporation; workplace
()
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
帰り (かえり)
return; coming back
()
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
(むかし)
olden days; former
彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
ばったり (ばったり、ばったん)
with a clash; with a thud; with a bang; with a flop; plump; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
会う (あう)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

Kanji

Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: シャ、 やしろ
Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine
Readings: キ、 かえ.る、 かえ.す、 おく.る、 とつ.ぐ
Meanings: homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 むかし
Meanings: once upon a time, antiquity, old times
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female