それは抜け目のないやり方だった。

Sentence Analyzer

それ は 抜け目 の ない やり方 だった 。

English Translation

That was a nifty way of doing it.

Furigana

それは抜(ぬ)け目(め)のないやり方(かた)だった。

Romanji

Sore wa nukeme no nai yarikata datta.

Words

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

抜け目 (ぬけめ)

imprudence; an oversight

の (の)

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

やり方 (やりかた)

manner of doing; way; method; means

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

抜

Readings: バツ、 ハツ、 ハイ、 ぬ.く、 -ぬ.く、 ぬ.き、 ぬ.ける、 ぬ.かす、 ぬ.かる

Meanings: slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit

目

Readings: モク、 ボク、 め、 -め、 ま-

Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

方

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた

Meanings: direction, person, alternative