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私の息子は最近口答えをしなくなった。気持ちを新たにして生活を一新したに違いない。

Sentence Analyzer

息子 最近 口答え しなく なった 気持ち 新た して 生活 一新した 違いない

English Translation

My son doesn't talk back these days; he must have turned over a new leaf.

Furigana

(わたし)息子(むすこ)最近(さいきん)口答(くちごた)えをしなくなった。気持(きも)ちを(あら)たにして生活(せいかつ)一新(いっしん)したに(ちが)いない。

Romanji

Watashi no musuko wa saikin kuchigotae o shinaku natta. kimochi o arata ni shite seikatsu o isshinshita ni chigainai.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
息子 (むすこ、そく)
son; penis
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
最近 (さいきん)
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
口答え (くちごたえ)
retort; back talk
()
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.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
気持ち (きもち)
feeling; sensation; mood; preparedness; readiness; attitude; thanks; solicitude; sympathy; just a little; somewhat; slightly
新た (あらた)
new; fresh; novel
()
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
生活 (せいかつ)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
一新 (いっしん)
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
違い (ちがい)
difference; discrepancy

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ソク、 いき
Meanings: breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち
Meaning: mouth
Readings: トウ、 こた.える、 こた.え
Meanings: solution, answer
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: カツ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける
Meanings: lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: イ、 ちが.う、 ちが.い、 ちが.える、 -ちが.える、 たが.う、 たが.える
Meanings: difference, differ