ずば抜けた着想というのは、往々にして天啓のごとくヒラメクようだ。

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English Translation

Sometimes the most inspired ideas seem to just come from out of the blue.

Furigana

ずば抜(ぬ)けた着想(ちゃくそう)というのは、往々(おうおう)にして天啓(てんけい)のごとくヒラメクようだ。

Romanji

Zubanuketa chakusō toiu no wa, ōō ni shite tenkei no gotoku hiramekuyō da.

Words

ずば抜ける (ずばぬける)

to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above

着想 (ちゃくそう)

conception; idea

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

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

は (は)

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

往々 (おうおう)

sometimes; often

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

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

天啓 (てんけい)

(divine) revelation; divine oracle

如し (ごとし)

like; as if; the same as

だ (だ)

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