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

タバコでも吸っていないと手持ちぶさただ。

Sentence Analyzer

タバコ でも 吸っていない 手持ち ぶさた

English Translation

Sometimes I smoke just to give my hands something to do.

Furigana

タバコでも()っていないと手持(ても)ちぶさただ。

Romanji

Tabako demo sutteinai to temochi busata da.

Words

煙草 (たばこ、えんそう、けぶりぐさ、けむりぐさ、タバコ)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
でも (でも)
but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do
吸う (すう)
to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to slurp; to absorb; to soak up; to kiss
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
手持ち (てもち)
in hand; on hand; on one; in stock; in store; handheld
無沙汰 (ぶさた)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: キュウ、 す.う
Meanings: suck, imbibe, inhale, sip
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have