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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

どんなにそまつでも、我が家が一番だ。

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どんなに そま でも 我が家 一番

English Translation

Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.

Furigana

どんなにそまつでも、()()一番(いちばん)だ。

Romanji

Donnani soma tsu demo, wagaya ga ichiban da.

Words

どんなに (どんなに)
how; how much
()
indicates two contrasting actions; indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
でも (でも)
but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do
我が家 (わがや、わがいえ)
one's house; one's home; one's family
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
一番 (いちばん)
number one; first; first place; best; most; game; round; bout; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively; song (e.g. in Noh); piece
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ガ、 われ、 わ、 わ.が-、 わが-
Meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: バン、 つが.い
Meanings: turn, number in a series