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Zach

なるほど君の計画はもっともらしく聞こえるが、肝心なのは、それで取り引きが増えるのかどうかということだ。

Sentence Analyzer

なるほど 計画 もっとも らしく 聞こえる 肝心な それ 取り引き 増える どう という こと

English Translation

Your plan sounds good, but the bottom line is: will it bring us more business?

Furigana

なるほど(きみ)計画(けいかく)はもっともらしく()こえるが、肝心(かんじん)なのは、それで()()きが()えるのかどうかということだ。

Romanji

Naruhodo kimi no keikaku wa mottomo rashiku kikoeru ga, kanjinna no wa, sore de torihiki ga fueru no ka dō ka toiu koto da.

Words

成程 (なるほど、ナルホド)
I see; That's right!; Indeed
(きみ)
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
()
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
計画 (けいかく)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
最も (もっとも、もとも)
most; extremely
らしい (らしい)
seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...
聞こえる (きこえる)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
肝心 (かんじん)
essential; fundamental; crucial; vital; main
其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
(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.
取引 (とりひき)
transactions; dealings; business
増える (ふえる)
to increase; to multiply
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
如何 (どう、いかが、いか)
how; in what way; how about
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
(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
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Readings: ケイ、 はか.る、 はか.らう
Meanings: plot, plan, scheme, measure
Readings: ガ、 カク、 エ、 カイ、 えが.く、 かく.する、 かぎ.る、 はかりごと、 はか.る
Meanings: brush-stroke, picture
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: カン、 きも
Meanings: liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up
Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける
Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
Readings: ゾウ、 ま.す、 ま.し、 ふ.える、 ふ.やす
Meanings: increase, add, augment, gain, promote