元来

adverbがんらい · ganrai

1. Englishoriginally; essentially; naturally; by nature

   • 元来フットボールとは、ポロのように馬に乗って行われる競技とは違って、足で、ボールを使って行われる競技のことでした。Football originally meant "a game played with a ball on foot" - unlike a game played on horseback, such as polo.

2. Englishin the first place; to begin with

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