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私はストレスがたまると食欲がなくなるのではなく、逆に何か食べないと気が済まなくなる。

Sentence Analyzer

ストレス たまる 食欲 なくなる なく 食べない 済まなく なる

English Translation

I don't lose my appetite when I get stressed, rather I can't calm down unless I eat something.

Furigana

(わたし)はストレスがたまると食欲(しょくよく)がなくなるのではなく、(ぎゃく)(なに)()べないと()()まなくなる。

Romanji

Watashi wa sutoresu ga tamaru to shokuyoku ga nakunaru no de wa naku, gyaku ni nani ka tabenai to ki ga sumanaku naru.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ストレス (ストレス)
stress
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
堪る (たまる)
to bear (often adds emphasis); to endure
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
食欲 (しょくよく)
appetite (for food)
無くなる (なくなる)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
()
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
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
(ぎゃく)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
()
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
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
食べる (たべる)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
()
spirit; mind; heart; nature; disposition; motivation; intention; mood; feelings; atmosphere; essence
済まない (すまない)
inexcusable; unjustifiable; unpardonable; sorry; remorseful; apologetic; conscience-stricken; contrite; excuse me; (I'm) sorry; thank you
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: ヨク、 ほっ.する、 ほ.しい
Meanings: longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving
Readings: ギャク、 ゲキ、 さか、 さか.さ、 さか.らう
Meanings: inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: サイ、 セイ、 す.む、 -ず.み、 -ずみ、 す.まない、 す.ます、 -す.ます、 すく.う、 な.す、 わたし、 わた.る
Meanings: finish, come to an end, excusable, need not