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ビルは何よりもまず体重が増えることを心配していた。

Sentence Analyzer

びる より まず 体重 増える こと 心配していた

English Translation

Above all, Bill was worried about gaining weight.

Furigana

ビルは(なに)よりもまず体重(たいじゅう)()えることを心配(しんぱい)していた。

Romanji

Biru wa nani yori mo mazu taijū ga fueru koto o shinpaishiteita.

Words

ビル (ビル)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
()
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
先ず (まず)
first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now; hardly (with neg. verb)
体重 (たいじゅう)
body weight; one's weight
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
増える (ふえる)
to increase; to multiply
(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
()
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.
心配 (しんぱい)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid; assistance

Kanji

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち
Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
Readings: ジュウ、 チョウ、 え、 おも.い、 おも.り、 おも.なう、 かさ.ねる、 かさ.なる、 おも
Meanings: heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
Readings: ゾウ、 ま.す、 ま.し、 ふ.える、 ふ.やす
Meanings: increase, add, augment, gain, promote
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Readings: ハイ、 くば.る
Meanings: distribute, spouse, exile, rationing