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

残念ながら、御要望にはそいかねます。

Sentence Analyzer

残念 ながら 要望 そいかねます

English Translation

I am sorry, but I cannot meet your requirement.

Furigana

残念(ざんねん)ながら、()要望(ようぼう)にはそいかねます。

Romanji

Zannen nagara, go yōbō ni wa soikanemasu.

Words

残念 (ざんねん)
deplorable; bad luck; regret; disappointment
乍ら (ながら)
while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")
()
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
要望 (ようぼう)
demand for; request
()
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
そう (そう)
so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

Kanji

Readings: ザン、 サン、 のこ.る、 のこ.す、 そこな.う、 のこ.り
Meanings: remainder, leftover, balance
Reading: ネン
Meanings: wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention
Readings: ギョ、 ゴ、 おん-、 お-、 み-
Meanings: honorable, manipulate, govern
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 のぞ.む、 もち
Meanings: ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect