This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

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

時間があったら、時々私に一筆便りを書いて下さい。

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時間 あったら 時々 一筆 便り 書いて 下さい

English Translation

If you have time, drop me a line now and then.

Furigana

時間(じかん)があったら、時々(ときどき)(わたし)一筆(いっぴつ)便(たよ)りを()いて(くだ)さい。

Romanji

Jikan ga attara, tokidoki watashi ni ippitsu tayori o kaite kudasai.

Words

時間 (じかん)
time; hours
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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
時々 (ときどき)
sometimes; at times
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
一筆 (いっぴつ、ひとふで)
a few lines; stroke of pen
便り (たより)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
()
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.
書く (かく)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
下さる (くださる)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ヒツ、 ふで
Meanings: writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting
便
Readings: ベン、 ビン、 たよ.り
Meanings: convenience, facility, excrement, feces, letter, chance
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior