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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

私には政治活動に従事する暇はない。

Sentence Analyzer

政治 活動 従事する ない

English Translation

I have no time to engage in political activity.

Furigana

(わたし)には政治(せいじ)活動(かつどう)従事(じゅうじ)する(ひま)はない。

Romanji

Watashi ni wa seiji katsudō ni jūjisuru hima wa nai.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
政治 (せいじ)
politics; government
活動 (かつどう)
action; activity; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
従事 (じゅうじ)
engaging; pursuing; following (e.g. profession or occupation)
(ひま、いとま、ヒマ)
spare time; free time; leisure; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; vacation; holiday; leave; quitting (one's job); firing someone; divorcing (one's spouse); (of one's time) free; (of one's business) slow; leaving; departing
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん
Meanings: politics, government
Readings: ジ、 チ、 おさ.める、 おさ.まる、 なお.る、 なお.す
Meanings: reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
Readings: カツ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける
Meanings: lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Readings: ジュウ、 ショウ、 ジュ、 したが.う、 したが.える、 より
Meanings: accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: カ、 ひま、 いとま
Meanings: spare time, rest, leisure, time, leave of absence