This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

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

少し戻ってみたらいいんじゃない。

Sentence Analyzer

少し 戻ってみたら いい じゃない

English Translation

We'd better go back a little.

Furigana

(すこ)(もど)ってみたらいいんじゃない。

Romanji

Sukoshi modottemitara ii n janai.

Words

少し (すこし)
small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance
戻る (もどる)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound; to spring back
いい (いい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
()
yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")
じゃあ (じゃあ、じゃ)
then; well; so; well then; combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles; plain copula

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: レイ、 もど.す、 もど.る
Meanings: re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards