Sign In

Dictionary

Japanese Sentence with English Translation

Back to Search Results »

Search by Japanese

字▼

Search by English Meaning

Furigana Show|Add to ▼ Source Totoeba Project
Life is as a box of matches. Treating it cautiously is foolish, not treating it cautiously is dangerous.
Romaji Hide

Vocabulary list

jinsei
noun
  1. (human) life (i.e. conception to death)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
hitohako
noun
  1. a (one) box
hito
prefix
  1. one (esp. ひと)
numeric
  1. one (when counting aloud, usu. ひ or ひい)
hako
noun
  1. box; case; chest; package; pack; crate
  2. car (of a train, etc.)
  3. shamisen case; shamisen
  4. public building; community building (often written as ハコ)
  5. man who carries a geisha's shamisen
  6. receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces)
suffix, counter
  1. counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
macchi
noun
  1. match (to light fire with)
macchi
noun
  1. match (contest)
suru verb
  1. to match with; to go well with
ninite
expression
  1. similar to; like
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
niru

te-form

nite
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
juudai
na adjective, noun
  1. serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
atsukau
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain
  2. to deal with (a problem); to handle; to manage
  3. to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to work
  4. to deal in; to sell
  5. to cover (a topic); to treat; to discuss; to take up
  6. to treat A as B (as AをBとして扱う)
  7. to mediate (an argument)
  8. to be too much for one; to find unmanageable
  9. to gossip
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
bakabakashii
i adjective
  1. absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine; foolish
juudai
na adjective, noun
  1. serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
atsukau

Negative stem

atsukawa
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain
  2. to deal with (a problem); to handle; to manage
  3. to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to work
  4. to deal in; to sell
  5. to cover (a topic); to treat; to discuss; to take up
  6. to treat A as B (as AをBとして扱う)
  7. to mediate (an argument)
  8. to be too much for one; to find unmanageable
  9. to gossip
Suffix after the negative stem of a verb
neba
expression
  1. if not ...; unless ... (after the -nai stem of a verb)
kiken
noun, na adjective
  1. danger; peril; hazard
  2. risk
dearu
copula, godan verb (irregular)
  1. be; is
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
aru
godan verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be; to exist; to live (usu. of inanimate objects)
  2. to have
  3. to be located
  4. to be equipped with
  5. to happen; to come about

Comments for this sentence

If you have a question or would like to make a comment on this sentence, please do so below. Your comment will appear in the forum for other users of the site to view and discuss.



Only registered users may post comments. You can register your free 楽しい Japanese account here.

This site uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC dictionary files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and are used in conformance with the Group's licence.