殆ど (ほとんど) — almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but
殆ど
ほ と ん ど
Almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but
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bunmei
が
ga
進
susu
むにつれて
munitsurete
、
,
詩
shi
は
ha
殆
hoton
ど
do
必然的
hitsuzenteki
に
ni
衰
otoro
える
eru
。
.
As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
Hardly; barely; scarcely; little
Large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of)
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