生活をきりつめなくちゃと思っているのです。

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生活 きりつめなく ちゃ 思っている です

English Translation

I have to tighten my belt.

Furigana

生活(せいかつ)をきりつめなくちゃと(おも)っているのです。

Romanji

Seikatsu o kiritsumenaku cha to omotteiru no desu.

Words

生活 (せいかつ)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
()
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.
切り詰める (きりつめる)
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to economize; to economise
(ちゃ)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; mockery
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
思う (おもう)
to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember
()
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
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: カツ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける
Meanings: lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think