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稽古場の真ん中の踊り子は今にも踊り始めようとしています。

Sentence Analyzer

稽古場 真ん中 踊り子 今にも 踊り始めよう しています

English Translation

The dancer in the middle of the room is ready to begin.

Furigana

稽古場(けいこじょう)()(なか)(おど)()(いま)にも(おど)(はじ)めようとしています。

Romanji

Keikojō no mannaka no odoriko wa imanimo odorihajimeyou to shiteimasu.

Words

稽古場 (けいこば)
training room (hall); gymnasium
()
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
真ん中 (まんなか、まなか)
middle; centre; center; mid-way
踊り子 (おどりこ)
dancer (usu. female)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
今にも (いまにも)
at any time; soon
踊る (おどる)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
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

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 かんが.える、 とど.める
Meanings: think, consider
Readings: コ、 ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す
Meaning: old
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: シン、 ま、 ま-、 まこと
Meanings: true, reality, Buddhist sect
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: ヨウ、 おど.る
Meanings: jump, dance, leap, skip
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin