土壇場になる前にこのプロジェクトを終わらせたほうがいい。

Sentence Analyzer

土壇場 なる この プロジェクト 終わらせた ほう いい

English Translation

We'd better finish up this project before the eleventh hour.

Furigana

土壇場(どたんば)になる(まえ)にこのプロジェクトを()わらせたほうがいい。

Romanji

Dotanba ni naru mae ni kono purojyekuto o owaraseta hō ga ii.

Words

土壇場 (どたんば)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
()
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
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 ...
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
プロジェクト (プロジェクト)
project
()
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.
終わる (おわる)
to finish; to end; to close
切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
いい (いい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

Kanji

Readings: ド、 ト、 つち
Meanings: soil, earth, ground, Turkey
Readings: ダン、 タン
Meanings: podium, stage, rostrum, terrace
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: シュウ、 お.わる、 -お.わる、 おわ.る、 お.える、 つい、 つい.に
Meanings: end, finish