先生は私が東大に入る可能性について非常に率直だった。

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English Translation

The teacher was quite candid about my chances of entering Tokyo University.

Furigana

先生(せんせい)は私(わたし)が東大(とうだい)に入(はい)る可能性(かのうせい)について非常(ひじょう)に率直(そっちょく)だった。

Romanji

Sensei wa watashi ga Tōdai ni hairu kanōsei nitsuite hijō ni sotchoku datta.

Words

先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)

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

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

が (が)

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

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

入る (いる)

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

可能性 (かのうせい)

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

に就いて (について)

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

非常 (ひじょう)

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

率直 (そっちょく)

frankness; candour; candor; openheartedness; directness

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

先

Readings: セン、さき、ま.ず

Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

生

Readings: セイ、ショウ、い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる、うま.れる、う.まれ、うまれ、う.む、お.う、は.える、は.やす、き、なま、なま-、な.る、な.す、む.す、 -う

Meanings: life, genuine, birth

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

東

Readings: トウ、ひがし

Meaning: east

大

Readings: ダイ、タイ、おお-、おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

入

Readings: ニュウ、ジュ、い.る、 -い.る、 -い.り、い.れる、 -い.れ、はい.る

Meanings: enter, insert

可

Readings: カ、コク、 -べ.き、 -べ.し

Meanings: can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not

能

Readings: ノウ、よ.く

Meanings: ability, talent, skill, capacity

性

Readings: セイ、ショウ、さが

Meanings: sex, gender, nature

非

Readings: ヒ、あら.ず

Meanings: un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-

常

Readings: ジョウ、つね、とこ-

Meanings: usual, ordinary, normal, regular

率

Readings: ソツ、リツ、シュツ、ひき.いる

Meanings: ratio, rate, proportion, %, coefficient, factor

直

Readings: チョク、ジキ、ジカ、ただ.ちに、なお.す、 -なお.す、なお.る、なお.き、す.ぐ

Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair