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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

あの山は昔煙を吐いていた。

Sentence Analyzer

あの 吐いていた

English Translation

The mountain used to send out clouds of smoke.

Furigana

あの(やま)(むかし)(けむり)()いていた。

Romanji

Ano yama wa mukashi kemuri o haiteita.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
(やま)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); protruding part of an object; climax; peak; critical point; guess; speculation; criminal case; crime; mountain climbing; mountaineering; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd); wall; wall tile; temple; temple grounds; wild
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(むかし)
olden days; former
(けむり、けぶり、けむ、けぶ)
smoke; fumes
()
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.
吐く (つく)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up; to spit up

Kanji

Readings: サン、 セン、 やま
Meaning: mountain
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 むかし
Meanings: once upon a time, antiquity, old times
Readings: エン、 けむ.る、 けむり、 けむ.い
Meaning: smoke
Readings: ト、 は.く、 つ.く
Meanings: spit, vomit, belch, confess, tell (lies)