無(む)駄(だ)に()し()た() mudanishita時(じ)間(かん) jikanを o埋(う)め()合(あ)わ()せ()る() umeawaseruこと kotoは wa難(むずか)し()い() muzukashii。 It's hard to make up for wasted time. Literal Wasted time [object-を] make-up-for [nominalizer-こと] [topic-は] difficult. 埋め合わせる nominalized with こと turns 'making up for X' into a noun phrase that can be the topic. A gnomic statement of general truth about wasted time. timelife advicenominalizer こと
無(む)駄(だ)に()し()た() mudanishita時(じ)間(かん) jikanを o埋(う)め()合(あ)わ()せ()る() umeawaseruこと kotoは wa難(むずか)し()い() muzukashii。 It's hard to make up for wasted time. Literal Wasted time [object-を] make-up-for [nominalizer-こと] [topic-は] difficult. 埋め合わせる nominalized with こと turns 'making up for X' into a noun phrase that can be the topic. A gnomic statement of general truth about wasted time. timelife advicenominalizer こと