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Zach

殿方が細かいことにこだわるものではありません。

Sentence Analyzer

殿方 細かい こと こだわる もの ありません

English Translation

It doesn't become a gentleman to fuss over trifles.

Furigana

殿方(とのがた)(こま)かいことにこだわるものではありません。

Romanji

Tonogata ga komakai koto ni kodawaru mono de wa arimasen.

Words

殿方 (とのがた)
gentlemen; men
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
細かい (こまかい)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive; attentive
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
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
拘わる (こだわる)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive; to be fixated
(もの、もん)
person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

殿
Readings: デン、 テン、 との、 -どの
Meanings: Mr., hall, mansion, palace, temple, lord
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: サイ、 ほそ.い、 ほそ.る、 こま.か、 こま.かい
Meanings: dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise