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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

いよいよ薄暮、もうすぐ宵闇。

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いよいよ 薄暮 もうすぐ 宵闇

English Translation

It's getting more and more shadowy, soon it will be twilight.

Furigana

いよいよ薄暮(はくぼ)、もうすぐ宵闇(よいやみ)

Romanji

Iyoiyo hakubo, mōsugu yoiyami.

Words

愈々 (いよいよ)
more and more; all the more; increasingly; at last; finally; beyond doubt; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
薄暮 (はくぼ)
dusk; nightfall; twilight
もう直ぐ (もうすぐ)
very soon
宵闇 (よいやみ)
dusk; twilight

Kanji

Readings: ハク、 うす.い、 うす-、 -うす、 うす.める、 うす.まる、 うす.らぐ、 うす.ら-、 うす.れる、 すすき
Meanings: dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass
Readings: ボ、 く.れる、 く.らす
Meanings: evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time
Readings: ショウ、 よい
Meanings: wee hours, evening, early night
Readings: アン、 オン、 やみ、 くら.い
Meanings: get dark, gloom, disorder