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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

私が机を整理しているとたまたまこの古い写真が見つかった。

Sentence Analyzer

整理している たまたま この 古い 写真 見つかった

English Translation

While I was cleaning out my desk, I came across this old picture.

Furigana

(わたし)(つくえ)整理(せいり)しているとたまたまこの(ふる)写真(しゃしん)()つかった。

Romanji

Watashi ga tsukue o seirishiteiru to tamatama kono furui shashin ga mitsukatta.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(つくえ、つき)
desk
()
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.
整理 (せいり)
sorting; arrangement; organization; putting in order; adjustment; regulation; liquidation; settlement; consolidation; clearance (e.g. debt); paying off; retrenchment; curtailment; cutting down; disposal
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
偶々 (たまたま)
casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
古い (ふるい)
old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article
写真 (しゃしん)
photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap; movie
見つかる (みつかる)
to be found; to be discovered

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: キ、 つくえ
Meanings: desk, table
Readings: セイ、 ととの.える、 ととの.う
Meanings: organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music)
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: コ、 ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す
Meaning: old
Readings: シャ、 ジャ、 うつ.す、 うつ.る、 うつ-、 うつ.し
Meanings: copy, be photographed, describe
Readings: シン、 ま、 ま-、 まこと
Meanings: true, reality, Buddhist sect
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible