自分の思春期を振り返ると、いつも憂うつな気分になる。

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English Translation

I cannot look back on my adolescence without feeling depressed.

Furigana

自分(じぶん)の思春期(ししゅんき)を振(ふ)り返(かえ)ると、いつも憂(ゆう)うつな気分(きぶん)になる。

Romanji

Jibun no shishunki o furikaeru to, itsumo yūutsuna kibun ni naru.

Words

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; 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

思春期 (ししゅんき)

puberty

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.

振り返る (ふりかえる)

to turn head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to look back; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on); to reflect (on)

と (と)

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

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

憂鬱 (ゆううつ)

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom

気分 (きぶん)

feeling; mood

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...