This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

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

トムから便りがあるとは夢にも思いませんでした。

Sentence Analyzer

とむ から 便り ある 夢にも 思いません でした

English Translation

Never did I dream of hearing from Tom.

Furigana

トムから便(たよ)りがあるとは(ゆめ)にも(おも)いませんでした。

Romanji

Tomu kara tayori ga aru to wa yumenimo omoimasen deshita.

Words

富む (とむ)
to be rich; to become rich; to be abundant (with); to abound (with); to be rich (in)
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
便り (たより)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
夢にも (ゆめにも)
not in the slightest; not in one's wildest dreams
思う (おもう)
to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

便
Readings: ベン、 ビン、 たよ.り
Meanings: convenience, facility, excrement, feces, letter, chance
Readings: ム、 ボウ、 ゆめ、 ゆめ.みる、 くら.い
Meanings: dream, vision, illusion
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think