私は学校を卒業してはじめて勉強の重要さがわかった。

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English Translation

It wasn't until I left school that I realized the importance of study.

Furigana

私(わたし)は学校(がっこう)を卒業(そつぎょう)してはじめて勉強(べんきょう)の重要(じゅうよう)さがわかった。

Romanji

Watashi wa gakkō o sotsugyōshite hajimete benkyō no jūyōsa ga wakatta.

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

学校 (がっこう)

school

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.

卒業 (そつぎょう)

graduation; completion (e.g. of a course); outgrowing something; moving on

初めて (はじめて)

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

勉強 (べんきょう)

study; diligence; discount; reduction

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

重要 (じゅうよう)

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

が (が)

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

分かる (わかる)

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out