私は喜びを抑え切れなかった。

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私 は 喜び を 抑え切れなかった 。

English Translation

I could hardly contain myself for joy.

Furigana

私(わたし)は喜(よろこ)びを抑(おさ)え切(き)れなかった。

Romanji

Watashi wa yorokobi o osaekirenakatta.

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

喜び (よろこび)

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations

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.

押さえる (おさえる)

to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb; to seize; to grasp; to arrest; to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress; to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

喜

Readings: キ、 よろこ.ぶ、 よろこ.ばす

Meanings: rejoice, take pleasure in

抑

Readings: ヨク、 おさ.える

Meanings: repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of

切

Readings: セツ、 サイ、 き.る、 -き.る、 き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ

Meanings: cut, cutoff, be sharp