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弁護士というものは、苦境を切り抜けるために、ささいな点についても徹底して調べ、同じことを反覆して調べてみることが大切である。

Sentence Analyzer

弁護士 という もの 苦境 切り抜ける ために ささいな について 徹底して 調べ 同じ こと 反覆して 調べてみる こと 大切 ある

English Translation

It is important that a lawyer should leave no stone unturned even on minor points and harp on the same subject to achieve a break through in an impasse.

Furigana

弁護士(べんごし)というものは、苦境(くきょう)()()けるために、ささいな(てん)についても徹底(てってい)して調(しら)べ、(おな)じことを反覆(はんぷく)して調(しら)べてみることが大切(たいせつ)である。

Romanji

Bengoshi toiu mono wa, kukyō o kirinukeru tameni, sasaina ten nitsuite mo tetteishite shirabe, onaji koto o hanpukushite shirabetemiru koto ga taisetsu de aru.

Words

弁護士 (べんごし)
lawyer; attorney
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
(もの、もん)
person
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
苦境 (くきょう)
trouble; crisis; predicament; squeeze; pinch
()
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.
切り抜ける (きりぬける)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
為に (ために)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of
些細 (ささい)
trivial; slight
(てん)
spot; mark; point; dot; mark (e.g. in exam); score; points; comma; aspect; matter; respect; counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.
に就いて (について)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
徹底 (てってい)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
調べる (しらべる)
to examine; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search
同じ (おなじ、おんなじ)
same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
反復 (はんぷく)
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
大切 (たいせつ、たいせち)
important; necessary; indispensable; beloved; precious; dear; cherished; valuable; careful
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: ベン、 ヘン、 かんむり、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う
Meanings: valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap
Readings: ゴ、 まも.る
Meanings: safeguard, protect
Readings: シ、 さむらい
Meanings: gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)
Readings: ク、 くる.しい、 -ぐる.しい、 くる.しむ、 くる.しめる、 にが.い、 にが.る
Meanings: suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 さかい
Meanings: boundary, border, region
Readings: セツ、 サイ、 き.る、 -き.る、 き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ
Meanings: cut, cutoff, be sharp
Readings: バツ、 ハツ、 ハイ、 ぬ.く、 -ぬ.く、 ぬ.き、 ぬ.ける、 ぬ.かす、 ぬ.かる
Meanings: slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit
Readings: テン、 つ.ける、 つ.く、 た.てる、 さ.す、 とぼ.す、 とも.す、 ぼち
Meanings: spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point
Reading: テツ
Meanings: penetrate, clear, pierce, strike home, sit up (all night)
Readings: テイ、 そこ
Meanings: bottom, sole, depth, bottom price, base, kind, sort
調
Readings: チョウ、 しら.べる、 しら.べ、 ととの.う、 ととの.える
Meanings: tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate
Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ
Meanings: same, agree, equal
Readings: ハン、 ホン、 タン、 ホ、 そ.る、 そ.らす、 かえ.す、 かえ.る、 -かえ.る
Meaning: anti-
Readings: フク、 おお.う、 くつがえ.す、 くつがえ.る
Meanings: capsize, cover, shade, mantle, be ruined
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big