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Zach

わずかな額のことで言い争うのはよせ。

Sentence Analyzer

わずか こと 言い争う よせ

English Translation

Don't haggle over a small sum of money.

Furigana

わずかな(がく)のことで(いあらそ)()うのはよせ。

Romanji

Wazuka na gaku no koto de iiarasou no wa yose.

Words

僅か (わずか)
only; merely; (a) little; small quantity
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(がく)
picture (framed); amount or sum (of money)
()
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
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
言い争う (いいあらそう)
to quarrel; to dispute
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
寄せ (よせ)
last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together

Kanji

Readings: ガク、 ひたい
Meanings: forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount, volume
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ソウ、 あらそ.う、 いか.でか
Meanings: contend, dispute, argue