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つまらんことにいらいらしないで、金持ち喧嘩せずの精神をもったらどうだい。

Sentence Analyzer

つまらん こと いらいらしないで 金持ち 喧嘩せず 精神 もったら どう だい

English Translation

Don't get upset about small things. Try to think of things like a rich person who can afford not to argue.

Furigana

つまらんことにいらいらしないで、金持(かねも)喧嘩(けんか)せずの精神(せいしん)をもったらどうだい。

Romanji

Tsumaran koto ni irairashinaide, kanemochi kenkasezu no seishin o mottara dō dai.

Words

詰まる (つまる)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, etc.); to be clogged; to be plugged up; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to narrow; to be at a loss; to be hard pressed; to end up; to be settled; to become a geminate consonant; to hit the ball near the handle of the bat
(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
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
苛々 (いらいら、イライラ)
getting nervous; irritation
金持ち (かねもち)
rich person
喧嘩 (けんか)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
()
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
精神 (せいしん)
mind; soul; heart; spirit; intention
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
持つ (もつ)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of
如何 (どう、いかが、いか)
how; in what way; how about
(だい)
title; subject; theme; topic; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)

Kanji

Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: ケン、 やかま.しい、 かまびす.しい
Meanings: noisy, boisterous
Readings: カ、 ケ、 かまびす.しい
Meaning: noisy
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 シヤウ
Meanings: refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill
Readings: シン、 ジン、 かみ、 かん-、 こう-
Meanings: gods, mind, soul