この頃は、エネルギー危機の話をよく耳にする。

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この エネルギー 危機 よく する

English Translation

We often hear about an energy crisis these days.

Furigana

この(ころ)は、エネルギー危機(きき)(はなし)をよく(みみ)にする。

Romanji

Kono koro wa, enerugi- kiki no hanashi o yoku mimi ni suru.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(ころ、ごろ)
(approximate) time; around; about; toward; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
エネルギー (エネルギー)
energy; strength; power; stamina; get-up-and-go; food energy; calories
危機 (きき)
crisis; danger; risk
()
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
(はなし)
talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument
()
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.
良く (よく)
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often
(みみ)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
()
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
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 ころ、 ごろ、 しばら.く
Meanings: time, about, toward
Readings: キ、 あぶ.ない、 あや.うい、 あや.ぶむ
Meanings: dangerous, fear, uneasy
Readings: キ、 はた
Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ジ、 みみ
Meaning: ear