腰掛けのつもりだったのに、気がついたら私もこの会社で古株になってしまった。

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English Translation

I only figured on staying with this company a little while when I started, but before I knew it I'd become an old timer here.

Furigana

腰掛(こしか)けのつもりだったのに、気(き)がついたら私(わたし)もこの会社(かいしゃ)で古株(ふるかぶ)になってしまった。

Romanji

Koshikake no tsumori datta noni, kigatsuitara watashi mo kono kaisha de furukabu ni natteshimatta.

Words

腰掛け (こしかけ)

seat; bench

の (の)

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

積もり (つもり)

intention; plan; conviction; belief

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

のに (のに)

although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

気がつく (きがつく)

to notice; to become aware; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

会社 (かいしゃ)

company; corporation; workplace

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

古株 (ふるかぶ)

old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...