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

ローン地獄で、ボーナスもらっても焼け石に水だよ。

Sentence Analyzer

ローン 地獄 ボーナス もらって 焼け石

English Translation

My bonus doesn't come close to covering all the loan payments I have to make.

Furigana

ローン地獄(じごく)で、ボーナスもらっても()(いし)(みず)だよ。

Romanji

Ro-n jigoku de, bo-nasu moratte mo yakeishi ni mizu da yo.

Words

ローン (ローン)
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
地獄 (じごく)
hell
(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.
ボーナス (ボーナス、ボナス)
bonus
貰う (もらう)
to receive; to take; to accept; to get somebody to do something
()
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
焼け石 (やけいし)
hot or heated stone
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
(みず、み)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Reading: ゴク
Meanings: prison, jail
Readings: ショウ、 や.く、 や.き、 や.き-、 -や.き、 や.ける
Meanings: bake, burning
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 コク、 いし
Meaning: stone
Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water