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Zach

非の打ち所がない計画は、窮屈だなあ。

Sentence Analyzer

非の打ち所 ない 計画 窮屈 なあ

English Translation

A faultless plan is stifling, isn't it.

Furigana

()()(どころ)がない計画(けいかく)は、窮屈(きゅうくつ)だなあ。

Romanji

Hinouchidokoro ga nai keikaku wa, kyūkutsu da nā.

Words

()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
計画 (けいかく)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
窮屈 (きゅうくつ)
narrow; tight; cramped; formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious; rigid; constrained; uncomfortable; tight (e.g. finances)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
なあ (なあ)
hey; say; look; used to get someone's attention or press one's point

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 あら.ず
Meanings: un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-
Readings: ダ、 ダアス、 う.つ、 う.ち-、 ぶ.つ
Meanings: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place
Readings: ケイ、 はか.る、 はか.らう
Meanings: plot, plan, scheme, measure
Readings: ガ、 カク、 エ、 カイ、 えが.く、 かく.する、 かぎ.る、 はかりごと、 はか.る
Meanings: brush-stroke, picture
Readings: キュウ、 キョウ、 きわ.める、 きわ.まる、 きわ.まり、 きわ.み
Meanings: hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered
Readings: クツ、 かが.む、 かが.める
Meanings: yield, bend, flinch, submit