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Zach

私は彼の食欲に感心しないではいられない。

Sentence Analyzer

食欲 感心しないで いられない

English Translation

I cannot help admiring his appetite.

Furigana

(わたし)(かれ)食欲(しょくよく)感心(かんしん)しないではいられない。

Romanji

Watashi wa kare no shokuyoku ni kanshinshinaide wa irarenai.

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
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
食欲 (しょくよく)
appetite (for food)
()
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
感心 (かんしん)
admiration; Well done!
要る (いる)
to need; to want

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
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
Reading: カン
Meanings: emotion, feeling, sensation
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)