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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

トムは怠け者の少年ではありません。それどころかよく働きます。

Sentence Analyzer

とむ 怠け者 少年 ありません それどころか よく 働きます

English Translation

Tom is not a lazy boy. As a matter of fact, he works hard.

Furigana

トムは(なま)(もの)少年(しょうねん)ではありません。それどころかよく(はたら)きます。

Romanji

Tomu wa namakemono no shōnen de wa arimasen. soredokoroka yoku hatarakimasu.

Words

富む (とむ)
to be rich; to become rich; to be abundant (with); to abound (with); to be rich (in)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
怠け者 (なまけもの)
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
()
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
少年 (しょうねん)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
(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.
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
それ処か (それどころか)
on the contrary
良く (よく)
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often
働く (はたらく)
to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated

Kanji

Readings: タイ、 おこた.る、 なま.ける
Meanings: neglect, laziness
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く
Meanings: work, (kokuji)