その老人はほとんどの時間を青春時代を回顧して過ごした。

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English Translation

The old man spent most of his time looking back on his youth.

Furigana

その老人(ろうじん)はほとんどの時間(じかん)を青春(せいしゅん)時代(じだい)を回顧(かいこ)して過(す)ごした。

Romanji

Sono rōjin wa hotondo no jikan o seishun jidai o kaikoshite sugoshita.

Words

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...

老人 (ろうじん)

the aged; old person

は (は)

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

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

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

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

を (を)

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.

青春 (せいしゅん)

youth; springtime of life; adolescent

時代 (じだい)

period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece

回顧 (かいこ)

recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review

過ごす (すごす)

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support; to overdo; to do too much; to ... without acting on it