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初めは仕事はトムにむいているように思えたが後でうんざりして来た。

Sentence Analyzer

初め 仕事 とむ むいている ように 思えた 後で うんざり して来た

English Translation

At first the job looked good to Tom, but later it became tiresome.

Furigana

(はじ)めは仕事(しごと)はトムにむいているように(おも)えたが(あと)でうんざりして()た。

Romanji

Hajime wa shigoto wa Tomu ni muiteiru yōni omoeta ga atode unzari shitekita.

Words

始め (はじめ)
beginning; start; outset; opening; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
仕事 (しごと)
work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work
富む (とむ)
to be rich; to become rich; to be abundant (with); to abound (with); to be rich (in)
()
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
向く (むく)
to face; to turn toward; to be suited to; to be fit for
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
思える (おもえる)
to seem; to appear likely
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
後で (あとで)
afterwards
うんざり (うんざり)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning
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: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become