私達が乗った新幹線は１２時きっかりに発車した。

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English Translation

The bullet train we were on pulled out at 12 sharp.

Furigana

私達(わたしたち)が乗(の)った新幹線(しんかんせん)は１２時(じ)きっかりに発車(はっしゃ)した。

Romanji

Watashitachi ga notta shinkansen wa ichi ni ji kikkari ni hasshashita.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

が (が)

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

乗る (のる)

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount; to reach; to go over; to pass; to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.); to take part; to participate; to join; to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.); to be deceived; to be taken in; to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered; to stick; to attach; to take; to go on

新幹線 (しんかんせん)

Shinkansen; bullet train

は (は)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

時 (じ)

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

きっかり (きっかり)

exactly; precisely

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

発車 (はっしゃ)

departure of a vehicle