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Zach

また、お説教が始まった。一言居士の面目躍如というところだね。

Sentence Analyzer

また 説教 始まった 一言居士 面目 躍如 という ところ

English Translation

Uh-oh here comes another lecture. How typical. This guy has something to say about everything.

Furigana

また、お説教(せっきょう)(はじ)まった。一言居士(いちげんこじ)面目(めんぼく)躍如(やくじょ)というところだね。

Romanji

Mata, o sekkyō ga hajimatta. ichigenkoji no menboku yakujo toiu tokoro da ne.

Words

(また)
again; and; also; still (doing something)
(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
説教 (せっきょう)
propounding; preaching; sermonizing; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
始まる (はじまる)
to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
一言居士 (いちげんこじ、いちごんこじ)
person who is ready to comment on every subject; ready critic
()
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
面目 (めんぼく、めんもく、めいぼく)
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity; credit; appearance; look
躍如 (やくじょ)
vivid; lifelike; graphic
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
(ところ、とこ)
place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ね、ねえ)
indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not

Kanji

Readings: セツ、 ゼイ、 と.く
Meanings: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor
Readings: キョウ、 おし.える、 おそ.わる
Meanings: teach, faith, doctrine
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: キョ、 コ、 い.る、 -い、 お.る
Meanings: reside, to be, exist, live with
Readings: シ、 さむらい
Meanings: gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)
Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら
Meanings: mask, face, features, surface
Readings: モク、 ボク、 め、 -め、 ま-
Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
Readings: ヤク、 おど.る
Meanings: leap, dance, skip
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ごと.し
Meanings: likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal