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あやうく某業者の甘言に騙され、大損するところでした。

Sentence Analyzer

あやうく 業者 甘言 騙され 大損する ところ でした

English Translation

I was almost deceived by a certain trader's sweet words into making a huge loss.

Furigana

あやうく(ぼう)業者(ぎょうしゃ)甘言(かんげん)(だま)され、大損(おおそん)するところでした。

Romanji

Ayauku bō gyōsha no kangen ni damasare, ōsonsuru tokoro deshita.

Words

危うい (あやうい)
dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious; in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk; uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful; close (i.e. a close call); narrow
(ぼう)
certain; one
業者 (ぎょうしゃ)
trader; merchant; vendor; manufacturer; contractor
()
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
甘言 (かんげん)
cajolery
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
騙す (だます)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
大損 (おおぞん、だいそん、たいそん)
heavy loss
(ところ、とこ)
place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

Readings: ボウ、 それがし、 なにがし
Meanings: so-and-so, one, a certain, that person
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: カン、 あま.い、 あま.える、 あま.やかす、 うま.い
Meanings: sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ヘン、 かた.る、 だま.す
Meaning: deceive
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ソン、 そこ.なう、 そこな.う、 -そこ.なう、 そこ.ねる、 -そこ.ねる
Meanings: damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure