所詮

after all, ultimately, in the end

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adverb Rare #44,772
after all, ultimately, in the end Often suggests that something is limited or futile.
JA: 所詮は夢にすぎない。
EN: It's only a dream, after all.

私はしがない車のセールスマン高級車を運転できても所詮は客の車だ

I'm just a lowly car salesman. Even if I get to drive luxury cars, they're still the customer's cars in the end.

— レベッカ (1940)

所詮貴様の魔術もこんなものかサルマン?

Is this all your magic amounts to, Saruman?

— ロード・オブ・ザ・リング/二つの塔 (2002)

所詮ただの“物”さ

It’s just a thing, after all.

— ファイト・クラブ (1999)

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