年末は猫の手も借りたいほど忙しくなる。

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年末は猫の手も借りたいほど忙しくなる。

English Translation

We become very shorthanded at the end of the year.

Furigana

年末(ねんまつ)は猫(ねこ)の手(て)も借(か)りたいほど忙(いそが)しくなる。

Romanji

Nenmatsu wa neko no te mo karitai hodo isogashiku naru.

Words

年末 (ねんまつ)

end-of-year

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

猫 (ねこ、ネコ)

cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

の (の)

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

手 (て)

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

借りる (かりる)

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

忙しい (いそがしい、せわしい)

busy; hectic; occupied; engaged

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...