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As time went on, our hopes sank.
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Vocabulary list

jikangatatsunitsurete
expression
  1. as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
jikangatatsu
expression, godan verb
  1. time passes
jikan
noun
  1. time
  2. hour
  3. period; class; lesson
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
tatsu
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to pass (of time); to elapse
nitsurete
expression, conjunction
  1. as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to (as XにつれてY)
wareware
pronoun
  1. we
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
kibou
noun, suru verb
  1. hope; wish; aspiration
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kieru

Plain Past Indicative Form

kieta
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to go out; to vanish; to disappear

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