誰かがペンとかクリップのことで神経質になってきたら、それは気が触れ出したという立派な前触れである。

Sentence Analyzer

誰かがぺんとかくりっぷのことで神経質になってきたら、それは気が触れ出したという立派な前触れである。

English Translation

When someone becomes neurotic about pens and paper clips, it's a sure sign they're cracking up.

Furigana

誰(だれ)かがペンとかクリップのことで神経質(しんけいしつ)になってきたら、それは気(き)が触(ふ)れ出(だ)したという立派(りっぱ)な前触(まえぶ)れである。

Romanji

Dare ka ga Pen toka kurippu no koto de shinkeishitsu ni nattekitara, sore wa ki ga furedashita toiu rippana maebure de aru.

Words

誰 (だれ、たれ、た)

who

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

ペン (ペン)

pen

とか (とか)

among other things; such things as; or something like that

クリップ (クリップ)

clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler

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

事 (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

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

神経質 (しんけいしつ)

nervousness; (being) highly strung; sensitiveness; neurotic

に (に)

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 ...

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

は (は)

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

気 (き)

spirit; mind; heart; nature; disposition; motivation; intention; mood; feelings; atmosphere; essence

触れる (ふれる)

to touch; to feel; to experience; to come in contact with; to be emotionally moved (by); to perceive; to touch on a subject; to allude to; to be in conflict (with); to violate (law, copyright, etc.); to proclaim

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

立派 (りっぱ)

splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent; praiseworthy; creditable; worthy; legal; legitimate; lawful; undeniable (e.g. crime); indisputable; solid

前触れ (まえぶれ)

previous notice; herald; harbinger; portent; advance warning

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...