私は子供のころ、松田聖子のようなタレントになりたかった。

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English Translation

When I was a kid, I dreamed of becoming a star like Seiko Matsuda.

Furigana

私(わたし)は子供(こども)のころ、松田(まつだ)聖子(せいこ)のようなタレントになりたかった。

Romanji

Watashi wa kodomo no koro, Matsuda Seiko no yōna tarento ni naritakatta.

Words

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

子供 (こども)

child; children

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

ころ (ころ)

roller; runner; dried whale blubber

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

タレント (タレント)

star (esp. television); personality; talent; skill; talent; unit of currency in ancient Greece and Israel

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 ...