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先週から、クレームの電話がひっきりなしにかかってくる。

Sentence Analyzer

先週 から クレーム 電話 ひっきりなしに かかってくる

English Translation

There's been a constant stream of complaint calls since last week.

Furigana

先週(せんしゅう)から、クレームの電話(でんわ)がひっきりなしにかかってくる。

Romanji

Senshū kara, kure-mu no denwa ga hikkirinashini kakattekuru.

Words

先週 (せんしゅう)
last week; the week before
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
クレーム (クレーム、クレイム)
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection; cream
()
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
電話 (でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
罹る (かかる)
to suffer from

Kanji

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Reading: シュウ
Meaning: week
Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk