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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

一つには私は貧しいし、また一つには忙しくもある。

Sentence Analyzer

一つ 貧しい また 一つ 忙しく ある

English Translation

For one thing, I am poor; for another, I am busy.

Furigana

(ひと)つには(わたし)(まず)しいし、また(ひと)つには(いそが)しくもある。

Romanji

Hitotsu ni wa watashi wa mazushii shi, mata hitotsu ni wa isogashiku mo aru.

Words

一つ (ひとつ)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
貧しい (まずしい)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate
()
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
(また)
again; and; also; still (doing something)
忙しい (いそがしい、せわしい)
busy; hectic; occupied; engaged
()
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
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ヒン、 ビン、 まず.しい
Meanings: poverty, poor
Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 いそが.しい、 せわ.しい、 おそ.れる、 うれえるさま
Meanings: busy, occupied, restless