ある国を初めて訪れると、私はいつも決まってそこの人たちと食事を共にするように心がけています。

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English Translation

When I first visit a country, I always try to share a meal with the people there.

Furigana

ある国(くに)を初(はじ)めて訪(おとず)れると、私(わたし)はいつも決(き)まってそこの人(ひと)たちと食事(しょくじ)を共(とも)にするように心(こころ)がけています。

Romanji

Aru kuni o hajimete otozureru to, watashi wa itsumo kimatte soko no hitotachi to shokuji o tomoni suru yōni kokorogaketeimasu.

Words

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

国 (くに)

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth

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.

初めて (はじめて)

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...

訪れる (おとずれる、おとづれる)

to visit; to call on; to arrive; to come; to appear

と (と)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

は (は)

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

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

決まる (きまる)

to be decided; to be settled; to look good in (clothes)

其処 (そこ)

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); 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

人達 (ひとたち)

people

食事 (しょくじ)

meal; to eat

共に (ともに)

together; jointly; at the same time; with; as ...; including; along with; both

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

心がける (こころがける)

to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour