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Zach

ケーキ職人は小さい頃からの夢でした。

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ケーキ 職人 小さい から でした

English Translation

From childhood I dreamed of being a pastry cook.

Furigana

ケーキ職人(しょくにん)(ちい)さい(ころ)からの(ゆめ)でした。

Romanji

Ke-ki shokunin wa chiisai koro kara no yume deshita.

Words

ケーキ (ケーキ)
cake
職人 (しょくにん)
worker; mechanic; artisan; craftsman
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
小さい (ちいさい)
small; little; tiny
(ころ、ごろ)
(approximate) time; around; about; toward; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
()
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
(ゆめ)
dream
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

Readings: ショク、 ソク
Meanings: post, employment, work
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 ころ、 ごろ、 しばら.く
Meanings: time, about, toward
Readings: ム、 ボウ、 ゆめ、 ゆめ.みる、 くら.い
Meanings: dream, vision, illusion