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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

彼は晩年を自伝を書くことに献げた。

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晩年 自伝 書く こと げた

English Translation

He devoted the last years of his life to writing his autobiography.

Furigana

(かれ)晩年(ばんねん)自伝(じでん)()くことに()げた。

Romanji

Kare wa bannen o jiden o kaku koto ni geta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
晩年 (ばんねん)
(one's) last years
()
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.
自伝 (じでん)
autobiography
書く (かく)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
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
下駄 (げた)
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Reading: バン
Meanings: nightfall, night
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: デン、 テン、 つた.わる、 つた.える、 つた.う、 つだ.う、 -づた.い、 つて
Meanings: transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: ケン、 コン、 たてまつ.る
Meanings: offering, counter for drinks, present, offer