松川先生との出会いをきっかけに、私の人生は変わった。

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English Translation

My life changed, sparked by meeting Mr Matsukawa.

Furigana

松川(まつかわ)先生(せんせい)との出会(であ)いをきっかけに、私(わたし)の人生(じんせい)は変(か)わった。

Romanji

Matsukawa sensei to no deai o kikkake ni, watashi no jinsei wa kawatta.

Words

松皮 (まつかわ、マツカワ)

barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)

先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)

teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

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

出会い (であい)

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

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.

切っ掛け (きっかけ、キッカケ)

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

人生 (じんせい)

(human) life (i.e. conception to death)

は (は)

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

変わる (かわる)

to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual