かつて
嘗て
katsute

Adverb
no-Adjective

1. once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-

Usually Written in Kana
一般いっぱん日本にっぽんじん、自分じぶんたちがかつてよりらしきがよくなったとかんがえている。
ippanni nipponjinwa jibuntachiga katsuteyori kurashimukiga yoku nattato kangaete iru.
The Japanese at large consider themselves better off than they used to be.
Adverb
no-Adjective

2. never yet; never before; first time; still not happened

Usually Written in Kana
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