名(めい)声(せい) meiseiを o保(たも)つ() tamotsuこと kotoは wa難(むずか)し()い() muzukashii。 It's hard to maintain one's reputation. Literal Fame [object-を] maintain [nominalizer-こと] [topic-は] difficult. 名声 ('fame, reputation') + 保つ ('to maintain, to keep'). The nominalizer こと turns 'maintain fame' into a noun phrase that can be the topic. Simple abstract observation. famelife advicenominalizer こと
名(めい)声(せい) meiseiを o保(たも)つ() tamotsuこと kotoは wa難(むずか)し()い() muzukashii。 It's hard to maintain one's reputation. Literal Fame [object-を] maintain [nominalizer-こと] [topic-は] difficult. 名声 ('fame, reputation') + 保つ ('to maintain, to keep'). The nominalizer こと turns 'maintain fame' into a noun phrase that can be the topic. Simple abstract observation. famelife advicenominalizer こと