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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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 。

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

Kanji

老

Readings: ロウ、 お.いる、 ふ.ける

Meanings: old man, old age, grow old

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

時

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき

Meanings: time, hour

間

Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい

Meanings: interval, space

青

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 あお、 あお-、 あお.い

Meanings: blue, green

春

Readings: シュン、 はる

Meanings: springtime, spring (season)

代

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

回

Readings: カイ、 エ、 まわ.る、 -まわ.る、 -まわ.り、 まわ.す、 -まわ.す、 まわ.し-、 -まわ.し、 もとお.る、 か.える

Meanings: -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences

顧

Readings: コ、 かえり.みる

Meanings: look back, review, examine oneself, turn around

過

Readings: カ、 す.ぎる、 -す.ぎる、 -す.ぎ、 す.ごす、 あやま.つ、 あやま.ち、 よ.ぎる

Meanings: overdo, exceed, go beyond, error