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おもちゃコンサルタントの方々が甲斐甲斐しく働く姿がとても印象的でした。

Sentence Analyzer

おもちゃ コンサルタント 方々 甲斐甲斐しく 働く 姿 とても 印象的 でした

English Translation

Seeing the briskly working toy consultants also left a strong impression.

Furigana

おもちゃコンサルタントの方々(かたがた)甲斐甲斐(かいがい)しく(はたら)姿(すがた)がとても印象的(いんしょうてき)でした。

Romanji

Omocha konsarutanto no katagata ga kaigaishiku hataraku sugata ga totemo inshōteki deshita.

Words

玩具 (おもちゃ、がんぐ、オモチャ)
toy; plaything
コンサルタント (コンサルタント)
consultant
()
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
方々 (かたがた)
they (of people); gentlemen (of the ...); you (usu. plural); various
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
甲斐甲斐しい (かいがいしい)
gallant; heroic; brave
働く (はたらく)
to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated
姿 (すがた)
figure; form; shape; appearance; dress; guise; state; condition; picture; image; form (of a waka); dressed in ...; wearing ...
迚も (とても、とっても)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
印象的 (いんしょうてき)
impressive
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: コウ、 カン、 きのえ
Meanings: armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep, carapace
Readings: ヒ、 イ
Meanings: beautiful, patterned
Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く
Meanings: work, (kokuji)
姿
Readings: シ、 すがた
Meanings: figure, form, shape
Readings: イン、 しるし、 -じるし、 しる.す
Meanings: stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, India
Readings: ショウ、 ゾウ、 かたど.る
Meanings: elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending