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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

いまどき良い仕事はなかなか得がたいのを忘れないでね。

Sentence Analyzer

いまどき 良い 仕事 なかなか 得がたい 忘れないで

English Translation

Don't forget that good jobs are very hard to come by these days.

Furigana

いまどき()仕事(しごと)はなかなか()がたいのを(わす)れないでね。

Romanji

Imadoki yoi shigoto wa nakanaka egatai no o wasurenaide ne.

Words

今時 (いまどき)
present day; today; recently; these days; nowadays; at this hour
良い (よい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
仕事 (しごと)
work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
中中 (なかなか)
very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather; by no means (with negative verb); not readily; middle; half-way point; excellent; wonderful; very good
()
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
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
忘れる (わすれる)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
(ね、ねえ)
indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not

Kanji

Readings: リョウ、 よ.い、 -よ.い、 い.い、 -い.い
Meanings: good, pleasing, skilled
Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: トク、 え.る、 う.る
Meanings: gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit
Readings: ボウ、 わす.れる
Meaning: forget