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N1 Adverb
恰もas if, as it were, as though, right then, just then, at that moment
Dictionary Definition
Adverb
1.
as if, as it were, as though
Usually written using kana alone, usu. as あたかものようだ, あたかものごとし, etc.Adverb
2.
right then, just then, at that moment
Usually written using kana alone
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恰も 【あたかも】、恰も 【あだかも】、宛も 【あたかも】、宛も 【あだかも】
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時あたかも午後三時、おやつの時間である。
It was as if the time was three in the afternoon, the time for snacks. {as if, as it were, as though, right then, just then, at that moment}
あたかも季節は春爛漫、お花見をしましょう!
As though the season is in full spring, let's go flower viewing! {as if, as it were, as though, right then, just then, at that moment}
他人が体験した話を恰も自分が体験したように語る。
He speaks about other people's experiences as though he had experienced them himself. {as if, as it were, as though, right then, just then, at that moment}
窓からピラミットが覗くこの光景は、恰も絵画を思わせる。
This scene of the pyramid peeking through the window is as though it were a painting. {as if, as it were, as though, right then, just then, at that moment}
人生は恰も春の夜の夢の如しで、一瞬のうちに過ぎ去ってしまうものなのです。
Life is as though a dream on a spring night, passing away in an instant. {as if, as it were, as though, right then, just then, at that moment}
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