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一晩中政治の話をしてよく夜をあかしたものだ。

Sentence Analyzer

晩中 政治 して よく あかした もの

English Translation

We would often sit up all night discussing politics.

Furigana

(いち)晩中(ばんちゅう)政治(せいじ)(はなし)をしてよく(よる)をあかしたものだ。

Romanji

Ichi banchū seiji no hanashi o shite yoku yoru o akashita mono da.

Words

(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
政治 (せいじ)
politics; government
()
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
(はなし)
talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument
()
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.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
良い (よい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
(よる、よ)
evening; night
飽かす (あかす)
to bore; to tire; to weary; to stultify; to use lavishly (and without regret)
(もの、もん)
person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Reading: バン
Meanings: nightfall, night
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん
Meanings: politics, government
Readings: ジ、 チ、 おさ.める、 おさ.まる、 なお.る、 なお.す
Meanings: reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる
Meanings: night, evening