元来

がんらい

originally; essentially; naturally; by nature

JLPT N1 Common word

Meanings

Adverb
originally; essentially; naturally; by nature; really; actually
in the first place; to begin with

Example sentences

元来がんらいの私わたしは、内向的ないこうてきなんですよ。こんなところで、ちゃーちゃー言いってますけど。

I'm an introvert by nature, but here I am going on and on.
元来がんらいフットボールとは、ポロのように馬うまに乗のって行おこなわれる競技きょうぎとは違ちがって、足あしで、ボールを使つかって行おこなわれる競技きょうぎのことでした。

Football originally meant "a game played with a ball on foot" - unlike a game played on horseback, such as polo.