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最初は、多くのことが異なっていたように思われましたが、すぐに新しい生活にとけ込めました。

Sentence Analyzer

最初 多く こと 異なっていた ように 思われました すぐ 新しい 生活 とけ込めました

English Translation

At first many things seemed different, but I soon got involved in my new life.

Furigana

最初(さいしょ)は、(おお)くのことが(こと)なっていたように(おも)われましたが、すぐに(あたら)しい生活(せいかつ)にとけ()めました。

Romanji

Saisho wa, ōku no koto ga kotonatteita yōni omowaremashita ga, sugu ni atarashii seikatsu ni tokekomemashita.

Words

最初 (さいしょ)
beginning; outset; first; onset
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
多く (おおく)
many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly
()
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
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
異なる (ことなる)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
思う (おもう)
to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember
直ぐ (すぐ)
immediately; at once; directly; soon; before long; shortly; easily; without difficulty; right (near); nearby; just (handy)
()
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
新しい (あたらしい)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
生活 (せいかつ)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

Kanji

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: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る
Meanings: many, frequent, much
Readings: イ、 こと、 こと.なる、 け
Meanings: uncommon, different, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think
Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: カツ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける
Meanings: lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
Readings: -こ.む、 こ.む、 こ.み、 -こ.み、 こ.める
Meanings: crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)