いくら壁が高いといっても、私も最初はおっかなびっくりでしたよ。

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English Translation

You're right when you say how high the wall is; I was nervous at first, too.

Furigana

いくら壁(かべ)が高(たか)いといっても、私(わたし)も最初(さいしょ)はおっかなびっくりでしたよ。

Romanji

Ikura kabe ga takai to itte mo, watashi mo saisho wa okkanabikkuri deshita yo.

Words

幾ら (いくら)

how much?; how many?; even; even if

壁 (かべ、へき)

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

と (と)

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

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

最初 (さいしょ)

beginning; outset; first; onset

は (は)

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

おっかなびっくり (おっかなびっくり)

fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly

デス (デス)

death

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!