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品物が少ないときには売り手が有利だ。

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品物 少ない ときに 売り手 有利

English Translation

When goods are scarce, sellers have the advantage.

Furigana

品物(しなもの)(すく)ないときには()()有利(ゆうり)だ。

Romanji

Shinamono ga sukunai tokini wa urite ga yūri da.

Words

品物 (しなもの)
goods; article; thing
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
少ない (すくない)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
時に (ときに)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
売り手 (うりて)
seller; vendor
有利 (ゆうり)
advantageous; better; profitable; lucrative
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒン、 ホン、 しな
Meanings: goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: バイ、 う.る、 う.れる
Meaning: sell
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 あ.る
Meanings: possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
Readings: リ、 き.く
Meanings: profit, advantage, benefit