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運動のためプールにも通い始めた頃でした。

Sentence Analyzer

運動 ため ぷーる 通い始めた でした

English Translation

That was when I started going to the pool for exercise.

Furigana

運動(うんどう)のためプールにも(かよ)(はじ)めた(ころ)でした。

Romanji

Undō no tame pu-ru ni mo kayoihajimeta koro deshita.

Words

運動 (うんどう)
exercise; physical training; work-out; appeal; campaign; drive; crusade; movement; lobbying; motion; movement
()
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
(ため)
good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning
プール (プール)
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
()
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
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
通う (かよう)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought); to resemble
(ころ、ごろ)
(approximate) time; around; about; toward; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

Readings: ウン、 はこ.ぶ
Meanings: carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin
Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 ころ、 ごろ、 しばら.く
Meanings: time, about, toward