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

旗色が悪いからこの辺でやめよう。

Sentence Analyzer

旗色 悪い から この やめよう

English Translation

The odds are against me, so I think I'll quit now.

Furigana

旗色(はたいろ)(わる)いからこの(あたり)でやめよう。

Romanji

Hatairo ga warui kara kono atari de yameyou.

Words

旗色 (はたいろ、きしょく)
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
悪い (わるい)
bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry
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
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(へん)
area; vicinity; region; side (of triangle, rectangle, etc.); circumstances
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
止める (やめる)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit; to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain

Kanji

Readings: キ、 はた
Meanings: national flag, banner, standard
Readings: ショク、 シキ、 いろ
Meaning: color
Readings: アク、 オ、 わる.い、 わる-、 あ.し、 にく.い、 -にく.い、 ああ、 いずくに、 いずくんぞ、 にく.む
Meanings: bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
Readings: ヘン、 あた.り、 ほと.り、 -べ
Meanings: environs, boundary, border, vicinity