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Zach

尾羽打ち枯らした彼の姿を見るのは忍びないね。

Sentence Analyzer

尾羽 打ち 枯らした 姿 見る 忍び ない

English Translation

It's really unbearable to see him looking so down-and-out.

Furigana

尾羽(おは)()()らした(かれ)姿(すがた)()るのは(しの)びないね。

Romanji

Oha uchi karashita kare no sugata o miru no wa shinobi nai ne.

Words

尾羽 (おは)
tail and feathers
打つ (うつ)
to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress; to touch; to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to type; to send; to transmit; to insert; to write in; to mark; to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare; to till (soil); to sprinkle; to throw; to cast; to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.); to pay (a deposit, etc.); to visit (on a pilgrimage); to line (a coat); to bind (a criminal)
枯らす (からす)
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
姿 (すがた)
figure; form; shape; appearance; dress; guise; state; condition; picture; image; form (of a waka); dressed in ...; wearing ...
()
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.
見る (みる)
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
忍び (しのび)
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix
(ね、ねえ)
indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not

Kanji

Readings: ビ、 お
Meanings: tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain
Readings: ウ、 は、 わ、 はね
Meanings: feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
Readings: ダ、 ダアス、 う.つ、 う.ち-、 ぶ.つ
Meanings: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
Readings: コ、 か.れる、 か.らす
Meanings: wither, die, dry up, be seasoned
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
姿
Readings: シ、 すがた
Meanings: figure, form, shape
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: ニン、 しの.ぶ、 しの.ばせる
Meanings: endure, bear, put up with, conceal, secrete, spy, sneak