初めてベティに会ったとき、とても緊張しました。

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English Translation

The first time I met Betty, I was nervous.

Furigana

初(はじ)めてベティに会(あ)ったとき、とても緊張(きんちょう)しました。

Romanji

Hajimete bethi ni atta toki, totemo kinchōshimashita.

Words

初めて (はじめて)

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

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

会う (あう)

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

迚も (とても、とっても)

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

緊張 (きんちょう)

tension; mental strain; nervousness

Kanji

初

Readings: ショ、はじ.め、はじ.めて、はつ、はつ-、うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め

Meanings: first time, beginning

会

Readings: カイ、エ、あ.う、あ.わせる、あつ.まる

Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

緊

Readings: キン、し.める、し.まる

Meanings: tense, solid, hard, reliable, tight

張

Readings: チョウ、は.る、 -は.り、 -ば.り

Meanings: lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)