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仕事が忙しすぎるのも考えものだけど、時間が余るのもなぁ。

Sentence Analyzer

仕事 忙しすぎる 考えもの けど 時間 余る なぁ

English Translation

Being too busy with work is a problem, but then so is having too much free time.

Furigana

仕事(しごと)(いそが)しすぎるのも(かんが)えものだけど、時間(じかん)(あま)るのもなぁ。

Romanji

Shigoto ga isogashisugiru no mo kangaemono da kedo, jikan ga amaru no mo naxa.

Words

仕事 (しごと)
work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
忙しい (いそがしい、せわしい)
busy; hectic; occupied; engaged
()
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
()
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
考え物 (かんがえもの)
puzzle; problem
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)
but; however; although
時間 (じかん)
time; hours
余る (あまる)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
なあ (なあ)
hey; say; look; used to get someone's attention or press one's point

Kanji

Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 いそが.しい、 せわ.しい、 おそ.れる、 うれえるさま
Meanings: busy, occupied, restless
Readings: コウ、 かんが.える、 かんが.え
Meanings: consider, think over
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: ヨ、 あま.る、 あま.り、 あま.す、 あんま.り
Meanings: too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder