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コップを口に持っていく間にも、いろいろな失敗があるものだ。

Sentence Analyzer

こっぷ 持っていく いろいろな 失敗 ある もの

English Translation

There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip.

Furigana

コップを(くち)()っていく()にも、いろいろな失敗(しっぱい)があるものだ。

Romanji

Koppu o kuchi ni motteiku ma ni mo, iroirona shippai ga aru mono da.

Words

コップ (コップ)
glass (i.e. drinking vessel); tumbler; cop (police officer)
()
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.
(くち)
mouth; opening; hole; gap; orifice; mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece; gate; door; entrance; exit; speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip); taste; palate; mouth (to feed); opening (i.e. vacancy); available position; invitation; summons; kind; sort; type; opening (i.e. beginning); counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords
()
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
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
()
space; room; time; pause
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
色々 (いろいろ)
various; various colors (colours)
失敗 (しっぱい)
failure; mistake; blunder
()
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
(もの、もん)
person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち
Meaning: mouth
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
Readings: ハイ、 やぶ.れる
Meanings: failure, defeat, reversal