若人も老人も、ほっそりとした姿を望む。

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若人も老人も、ほっそりとした姿を望む。

English Translation

Both young and old people desire slim figures.

Furigana

若人(わこうど)も老人(ろうじん)も、ほっそりとした姿(すがた)を望(のぞ)む。

Romanji

Wakōdo mo rōjin mo, hossori to shita sugata o nozomu.

Words

若人 (わこうど、わかうど、わかびと)

young person

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

老人 (ろうじん)

the aged; old person

ほっそり (ほっそり)

being slim; slender

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

姿 (すがた)

figure; form; shape; appearance; dress; guise; state; condition; picture; image; form (of a waka); dressed in ...; wearing ...

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

望む (のぞむ)

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)