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昨晩は遅くまでがんばって働いたから、もし可能なら、お昼をとった後少し眠らないと。

Sentence Analyzer

昨晩 遅く まで がんばって 働いた から もし 可能 なら お昼 とった 少し 眠らない

English Translation

I worked hard till late last night, so I'll have to catch some z's after lunch if it's possible.

Furigana

昨晩(さくばん)(おそ)くまでがんばって(はたら)いたから、もし可能(かのう)なら、お(ひる)をとった(のち)(すこ)(ねむ)らないと。

Romanji

Sakuban wa osoku made ganbatte hataraita kara, moshi kanō nara, ohiru o totta nochi sukoshi nemuranai to.

Words

昨晩 (さくばん)
last night
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
遅い (おそい)
slow; late (e.g. "late at night"); too late; dull; stupid
(まで)
until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely
頑張る (がんばる)
to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge
働く (はたらく)
to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
若し (もし)
if; in case; supposing
可能 (かのう)
potential; possible; practicable; feasible
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
お昼 (おひる)
lunch; noon
()
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.
穫る (とる)
to harvest (a crop)
(のち)
later; afterwards; since; future; after one's death; descendant
少し (すこし)
small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance
眠る (ねむる、ねぶる)
to sleep (not necessarily lying down); to die; to close one's eyes
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

Kanji

Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Reading: バン
Meanings: nightfall, night
Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い
Meanings: slow, late, back, later
Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く
Meanings: work, (kokuji)
Readings: カ、 コク、 -べ.き、 -べ.し
Meanings: can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not
Readings: ノウ、 よ.く
Meanings: ability, talent, skill, capacity
Readings: チュウ、 ひる
Meanings: daytime, noon
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ミン、 ねむ.る、 ねむ.い
Meanings: sleep, die, sleepy