平和部隊にいる頃に彼女は教職の第一歩を踏み出した。

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English Translation

She got her feet wet teaching while she was in the Peace Corps.

Furigana

平和(へいわ)部隊(ぶたい)にいる頃(ころ)に彼女(かのじょ)は教職(きょうしょく)の第一歩(だいいっぽ)を踏(ふ)み出(だ)した。

Romanji

Heiwa butai ni iru koroni kanojo wa kyōshoku no daiippo o fumidashita.

Words

平和 (へいわ)

peace; harmony

部隊 (ぶたい)

force; unit; corps; echelon; element

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

要る (いる)

to need; to want

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

教職 (きょうしょく)

the teaching profession; (in Christianity) education of laity

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

第一歩 (だいいっぽ)

first step

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.

踏み出す (ふみだす)

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on; to take steps toward