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私は少しはやる心を押さえたほうがよいと思う。

Sentence Analyzer

少し はやる 押さえた ほう よい 思う

English Translation

I think you should hold your horses a little.

Furigana

(わたし)(すこ)しはやる(こころ)()さえたほうがよいと(おも)う。

Romanji

Watashi wa sukoshi hayaru kokoro o osaeta hō ga yoi to omou.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
少し (すこし)
small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance
逸る (はやる)
to be in high spirits; to be impatient; to be hotblooded; to be rash; to be impetuous
(こころ)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
()
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.
押さえる (おさえる)
to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb; to seize; to grasp; to arrest; to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress; to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand
切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
良い (よい)
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
()
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

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Readings: オウ、 お.す、 お.し-、 お.っ-、 お.さえる、 おさ.える
Meanings: push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think