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

あのセールスマンはなかなか抜け目がなさそうだ。

Sentence Analyzer

あの セールスマン なかなか 抜け目 なさそう

English Translation

That salesman looks pretty smart.

Furigana

あのセールスマンはなかなか()()がなさそうだ。

Romanji

Ano se-rusuman wa nakanaka nukeme ga nasasō da.

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)
セールスマン (セールスマン)
salesman
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
中中 (なかなか)
very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather; by no means (with negative verb); not readily; middle; half-way point; excellent; wonderful; very good
抜け目 (ぬけめ)
imprudence; an oversight
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
内奏 (ないそう)
secret report to the emperor
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: バツ、 ハツ、 ハイ、 ぬ.く、 -ぬ.く、 ぬ.き、 ぬ.ける、 ぬ.かす、 ぬ.かる
Meanings: slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit
Readings: モク、 ボク、 め、 -め、 ま-
Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor