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

あんな内気な京子をパーティーでしゃべらせるなんていくら何でも無茶だよ。

Sentence Analyzer

あんな 内気な 京子 ぱーてぃー しゃべらせる なんて いくら でも 無茶

English Translation

Getting shy Kyoko to talk at a party is like pulling teeth.

Furigana

あんな内気(うちき)京子(きょうこ)をパーティーでしゃべらせるなんていくら(なに)でも無茶(むちゃ)だよ。

Romanji

Anna uchikina Kyōko o pa-thi- de shaberaseru nante ikura nani demo mucha da yo.

Words

あんな (あんな)
such (about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener); so; that; sort of
内気 (うちき)
bashfulness; shyness; reserve; timidity
()
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.
パーティ (パーティ、パーティー)
party
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
喋る (しゃべる)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
なんて (なんて)
such as; (things) like; exclamation
幾ら (いくら)
how much?; how many?; even; even if
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
でも (でも)
but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do
無茶 (むちゃ、むっちゃ)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; rash; very; extremely; excessively
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

Readings: ナイ、 ダイ、 うち
Meanings: inside, within, between, among, house, home
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 キン、 みやこ
Meanings: capital, 10**16
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い
Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
Readings: チャ、 サ
Meaning: tea