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

私はむなしく費やした時間を取り戻さなければ。

Sentence Analyzer

むなしく 費やした 時間 取り戻さなければ

English Translation

I must make up for lost time.

Furigana

(わたし)はむなしく(つい)やした時間(じかん)()(もど)さなければ。

Romanji

Watashi wa munashiku tsuiyashita jikan o torimodosanakereba.

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
空しい (むなしい)
empty; void; vacant; vain; fruitless; futile; ineffective; lifeless
費やす (ついやす)
to spend; to expend; to consume; to waste; to squander; to throw away; to devote
時間 (じかん)
time; hours
()
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.
取り戻す (とりもどす)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ヒ、 つい.やす、 つい.える
Meanings: expense, cost, spend, consume, waste
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up
Readings: レイ、 もど.す、 もど.る
Meanings: re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards