私が美穂を訪ねたとき、彼女は居間にいた。

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English Translation

Miho was in the living room when I visited her.

Furigana

私(わたし)が美穂(みほ)を訪(たず)ねたとき、彼女(かのじょ)は居間(いま)にいた。

Romanji

Watashi ga Miho o tazuneta toki, kanojo wa ima ni ita.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

が (が)

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

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.

訪ねる (たずねる)

to visit

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

居間 (いま)

living room (western style)

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

要る (いる)

to need; to want