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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

今年もいくつか怪しいグッズを見つけたので、それらをまとめて紹介しよう。

Sentence Analyzer

今年 いくつ 怪しい ぐっず 見つけた ので それら まとめて 紹介しよう

English Translation

This year again I found a number of dodgy goods so I'll introduce them all here.

Furigana

今年(ことし)もいくつか(あや)しいグッズを()つけたので、それらをまとめて紹介(しょうかい)しよう。

Romanji

Kotoshi mo ikutsu ka ayashii guzzu o mitsuketa node, sorera o matomete shōkaishiyou.

Words

今年 (ことし、こんねん)
this year
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
幾つ (いくつ)
how many?; how old?
()
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
怪しい (あやしい)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; dodgy; suspicious (referring to a potential amorous relation); dangerous (e.g. financial situation); ominous (e.g. weather); strange; shady; fishy; charming; bewitching; mysterious
グッズ (グッズ)
goods; promotional items
()
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.
見つける (みつける、みっける)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
ので (ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
其れ等 (それら)
those (near the second person)
纏める (まとめる)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to integrate; to consolidate; to unify; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize; to settle; to put in order; to establish; to decide
紹介 (しょうかい)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing

Kanji

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: カイ、 ケ、 あや.しい、 あや.しむ
Meanings: suspicious, mystery, apparition
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Reading: ショウ
Meanings: introduce, inherit, help
Reading: カイ
Meanings: jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself with