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

私はしばしば夜通し目をさましたまま寝ていた。

Sentence Analyzer

しばしば 夜通し目 さました まま 寝ていた

English Translation

More often than not I lay awake all night.

Furigana

(わたし)はしばしば夜通(よどお)()をさましたまま()ていた。

Romanji

Watashi wa shibashiba yodōshime o samashita mama neteita.

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
しばしば (しばしば、シバシバ、しぱしぱ、シパシパ)
(blinking) repeatedly
()
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.
ざんす (ざんす、ざます)
to be
乳母 (うば、めのと、おんば、にゅうぼ、ちうば、ちおも、ちも、にゅうも、まま)
wet nurse; nursing mother
寝る (ねる)
to lie down; to go to bed; to lie in bed; to sleep (lying down); to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie idle

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる
Meanings: night, evening
Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Readings: モク、 ボク、 め、 -め、 ま-
Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
Readings: シン、 ね.る、 ね.かす、 い.ぬ、 みたまや、 や.める
Meanings: lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold