どんなに優雅で堂々とした既存のビルも、今や、その怪物のわきでは、ちょっと滑稽にさえ見えるほど痛ましいまでに小さくなってしまうだろう。

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どんなに優雅で堂々とした既存のびるも、今や、その怪物のわきでは、ちょっと滑稽にさえ見えるほど痛ましいまでに小さくなってしまうだろう。

English Translation

Even the most graceful and imposing existing buildings may now be so sadly diminished as to seem slightly ridiculous beside the monster.

Furigana

どんなに優雅(ゆうが)で堂々(どうどう)とした既存(きそん)のビルも、今(いま)や、その怪物(かいぶつ)のわきでは、ちょっと滑稽(こっけい)にさえ見(み)えるほど痛(いた)ましいまでに小(ちい)さくなってしまうだろう。

Romanji

Donnani yūga de dōdō to shita kison no biru mo, imaya, sono kaibutsu no waki de wa, chotto kokkei ni sae mieru hodo itamashii made ni chiisaku natteshimau darou.

Words

どんなに (どんなに)

how; how much

優雅 (ゆうが)

elegance; grace; refinement

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

堂々 (どうどう)

magnificent; grand; impressive; dignified; majestic; imposing; stately; fair; square; open; unashamed; brazen; grandly; boldly; confidently; fairly; squarely; unreservedly; brazenly

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

既存 (きそん、きぞん)

existing

の (の)

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

ビル (ビル)

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

今や (いまや)

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

怪物 (かいぶつ)

monster

和気 (わき、かき)

harmonious atmosphere

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

一寸 (ちょっと、ちょと、チョット、ちょいと、チョッと)

just a minute; short time; just a little; somewhat; easily; readily; rather; (will not) easily; hey!

滑稽 (こっけい)

funny; humorous; humourous; comical; laughable; ridiculous; joking

に (に)

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

さえ (さえ)

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

痛ましい (いたましい)

pitiful; heartbreaking; tragical

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

小さい (ちいさい)

small; little; tiny

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative