少年の頃私は探偵小説を読みふけっていた。

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English Translation

When I was a boy, I was addicted to reading detective stories.

Furigana

少年(しょうねん)の頃(ころ)私(わたし)は探偵(たんてい)小説(しょうせつ)を読(よ)みふけっていた。

Romanji

Shōnen no koro watashi wa tantei shōsetsu o yomifuketteita.

Words

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

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

頃 (ころ、ごろ)

(approximate) time; around; about; toward; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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

探偵 (たんてい)

detective; sleuth; investigator

小説 (しょうせつ)

novel; (short) story

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.

読みふける (よみふける)

to be absorbed in reading