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Zach

軽く食べておけばしばらく腹がもつだろう。

Sentence Analyzer

軽く 食べておけば しばらく もつ だろう

English Translation

A snack will stay your hunger.

Furigana

(かる)()べておけばしばらく(はら)がもつだろう。

Romanji

Karuku tabeteokeba shibaraku hara ga motsu darou.

Words

軽い (かるい、かろい)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); nimble; agile; non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial; slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; simple; indiscriminate
食べる (たべる)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
暫く (しばらく、しゅゆ、すゆ)
little while; short while; moment; instant; a while; quite a time; it's been a long time
(はら)
abdomen; belly; stomach; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; one's true motive; courage; nerve; willpower; generosity; magnanimity; feelings; emotions; wide middle part; bulging part; inside; interior; inner part; anti-node; counter for hard roe; counter for containers with bulging middles (pots, vases, etc.)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
持つ (もつ)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 かる.い、 かろ.やか、 かろ.んじる
Meanings: lightly, trifling, unimportant
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: フク、 はら
Meanings: abdomen, belly, stomach