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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

面接では君は臨機応変に答えなくてはならないでしょう。

Sentence Analyzer

面接 臨機応変 答えなくて はならない でしょう

English Translation

You'll have to play it by ear at the interview.

Furigana

面接(めんせつ)では(きみ)臨機応変(りんきおうへん)(こた)えなくてはならないでしょう。

Romanji

Mensetsu de wa kimi wa rinkiōhen ni kotaenakute wanaranai deshō.

Words

面接 (めんせつ)
interview
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(きみ)
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
臨機応変 (りんきおうへん)
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing it by ear; ad hoc
()
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
答える (こたえる)
to answer; to reply
()
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら
Meanings: mask, face, features, surface
Readings: セツ、 ショウ、 つ.ぐ
Meanings: touch, contact, adjoin, piece together
Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Readings: リン、 のぞ.む
Meanings: look to, face, meet, confront, attend, call on
Readings: キ、 はた
Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Readings: オウ、 ヨウ、 -ノウ、 あた.る、 まさに、 こた.える
Meanings: apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept
Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange
Readings: トウ、 こた.える、 こた.え
Meanings: solution, answer