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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

私は警察と接触をとろうと試みた。

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警察 接触 とろう 試みた

English Translation

I tried to get in touch with the police.

Furigana

(わたし)警察(けいさつ)接触(せっしょく)をとろうと(こころ)みた。

Romanji

Watashi wa keisatsu to sesshoku o torou to kokoromita.

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
警察 (けいさつ)
police; police officer; police station
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
接触 (せっしょく)
touch; contact
()
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.
穫る (とる)
to harvest (a crop)
試みる (こころみる)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める
Meanings: admonish, commandment
Reading: サツ
Meanings: guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand
Readings: セツ、 ショウ、 つ.ぐ
Meanings: touch, contact, adjoin, piece together
Readings: ショク、 ふ.れる、 さわ.る、 さわ
Meanings: contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict
Readings: シ、 こころ.みる、 ため.す
Meanings: test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal