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People will gradually lose sight of the original purpose.
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Vocabulary list

hitobito
noun
  1. people; men and women
  2. each person; everybody
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
shidaini
adverb
  1. gradually (progress into a state)
  2. in sequence; in order; in turn
honrai
noun, no adjective, adverb
  1. originally; primarily
  2. essentially; intrinsically; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself
no adjective, noun, adverb
  1. proper; rightful; legal; normal
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
mokuteki
noun
  1. purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
miushinau
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to lose sight of; to miss
da

Plain Presumptive Form

darou
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)

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