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メアリーは大事なパーティーの前なので美容を保つのに睡眠を取った。

Sentence Analyzer

メアリー 大事な ぱーてぃー 前な ので 美容 保つ 睡眠 取った

English Translation

Mary took her beauty sleep before the big party.

Furigana

メアリーは大事(だいじ)なパーティーの(まえ)なので美容(びよう)(たも)つのに睡眠(すいみん)()った。

Romanji

Meari- wa daijina pa-thi- no maena node biyō o tamotsu no ni suimin o totta.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大事 (だいじ、おおごと)
important; valuable; serious matter
パーティ (パーティ、パーティー)
party
()
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
(さき)
previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding; point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle; head (of a line); front; ahead; the other side; the future; hereafter; destination; the other party
ので (ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
美容 (びよう)
beauty of figure or form
()
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.
保つ (たもつ)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to support; to sustain; to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable
()
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
睡眠 (すいみん)
sleep
取る (とる)
to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ビ、 ミ、 うつく.しい
Meanings: beauty, beautiful
Readings: ヨウ、 い.れる
Meanings: contain, form, looks
Readings: ホ、 ホウ、 たも.つ
Meanings: protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support
Readings: スイ、 ねむ.る、 ねむ.い
Meanings: drowsy, sleep, die
Readings: ミン、 ねむ.る、 ねむ.い
Meanings: sleep, die, sleepy
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up