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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

人生はビールと九柱戯ばかりではない。

Sentence Analyzer

人生 びーる ばかり ない

English Translation

Life is not all beer and skittles.

Furigana

人生(じんせい)はビールと(きゅう)(はしら)()ばかりではない。

Romanji

Jinsei wa bi-ru to kyū hashira bakari de wa nai.

Words

人生 (じんせい)
(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ビール (ビール、ビア、ビヤ、ビヤー、ビーア、ビアー)
beer
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)
nine
(はしら)
pillar; post; support; prop; mainstay; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
(あじゃら、あじゃれ、あざれ)
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
許り (ばかり、ばっかり、ばっか)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to; indicates emphasis; always; constantly
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
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: キュウ、 ク、 ここの、 ここの.つ
Meaning: nine
Readings: チュウ、 はしら
Meanings: pillar, post, cylinder, support
Readings: ギ、 ゲ、 たわむ.れる、 ざ.れる、 じゃ.れる
Meanings: frolic, play, sport