講演者は自分の大学時代の思い出を詳しく話した。

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English Translation

The lecturer dwelt on some memories of his college days.

Furigana

講演者(こうえんしゃ)は自分(じぶん)の大学(だいがく)時代(じだい)の思(おも)い出(で)を詳(くわ)しく話(はな)した。

Romanji

Kōensha wa jibun no daigaku jidai no omoide o kuwashiku hanashita.

Words

講演者 (こうえんしゃ)

lecturer; speaker

は (は)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

大学 (だいがく)

post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning - one of the Four Books

時代 (じだい)

period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece

思い出 (おもいで)

memories; recollections; reminiscence

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

詳しい (くわしい)

detailed; full; accurate; knowing very well; well-acquainted; well-informed

話す (はなす)

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)