期待はしばしば実際の所有にまさる。

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期待はしばしば実際の所有にまさる。

English Translation

Prospect is often better than possession.

Furigana

期待(きたい)はしばしば実際(じっさい)の所有(しょゆう)にまさる。

Romanji

Kitai wa shibashiba jissai no shoyū ni masaru.

Words

期待 (きたい)

expectation; anticipation; hope

は (は)

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

しばしば (しばしば、シバシバ、しぱしぱ、シパシパ)

(blinking) repeatedly

実際 (じっさい)

practicality; practical; reality; actuality; actual conditions; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

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

所有 (しょゆう)

one's possessions; ownership

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

勝る (まさる)

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior; to outrival; to outweigh; to preponderate