Results, long ago

JLPTN2
とっくにtokkuni☆《疾っくに》

adverb:

  • long ago; already; a long time ago

もうmouとっくにtokkuni寝る時間nerujikanだda。 It is high time we went to bed.

遥か昔【はるかむかしharukamukashi】

noun:

  • long ago
とうにtouni《疾うに》

adverb:

もしmoshi酸素sansoがgaなかったらnakattara、すべてのsubeteno動物doubutsuはhaとうにtouni消滅shoumetsuしていたshiteitaだろうdarou。 Without oxygen, all animals would have disappeared long ago.

一昔前【ひとむかしまえhitomukashimae】ひと昔前

noun:

  • long ago; previous; of a former age

一昔前hitomukashimaeだったらdattara、駅ekiやya、レストランRESUTORANやya、病院byouinのno待合室machiaishitsuでdeタバコTABAKOにni火をつけるhiwotsukeruのnoをwoためらうtamerau人hitoはhaいなかったinakattaだろうdarou。 At one time, people would not have hesitated to light up a cigarette in stations, restaurants, or hospital waiting rooms.

昔々【むかしむかしmukashimukashi】昔昔

temporal noun:

  • long ago; once upon a time

むかしむかしmukashimukashi、このkono村muraにniおじいさんojiisanがgaいましたimashita。 Once upon a time, there was an old man in this village.

遥かに【はるかにharukani】遙かにirr.

adverb:

  • far off; in the distance; long ago; far; by far; far and away
久々★【ひさびさhisabisa】久久 Inflection

adjectival noun / ~の noun / adverb / noun:

  • (in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while ➜ 久し振り

私watashiもmo、ほんとにhontoni久々hisabisaにni家庭kateiでdeくつろいだkutsuroida時間jikanをwo過ごしたsugoshitaってtte感じkanji。 I also really had the feeling of having had a relaxed day with my family for the first time in a long while.

大昔☆【おおむかしoomukashi】大むかし

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago

人間ningenはha大昔oomukashiにni道具douguのno使用shiyouをwo覚えたoboeta。 Man learned early to use tools.

JLPTN3
上☆【かみkami】

noun:

  • upper reaches (of a river); upper stream Antonym: 下【しも】
  • top; upper part; upper half (of the body)
  • long ago
  • beginning; first
  • person of high rank (e.g. the emperor) - honorific language ➜ 御上
  • government; imperial court
  • imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto); capital region (i.e. Kansai); region (or direction of) the imperial palace ➜ 上方【かみがた】
  • head (of a table)
  • wife; mistress (of a restaurant) - honorific language
JLPTN3
ずっとzutto☆・ずーっとzu-tto☆・ずうっとzuutto

adverb:

  • continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way - ずーっと and ずうっと are more emphatic
  • much (better, etc.); by far; far and away
  • far away; long ago
  • direct; straight
昔ながら【むかしながらmukashinagara】

adverb / ~の noun:

  • the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
亙古【こうこkouko】

noun:

  • from long ago up until the present day - archaism - obscure term
前々から【まえまえからmaemaekara】

adverb:

  • for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
此の中【このじゅうkonojuu】

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • recently; not long ago; for a while recently; all the while recently - obsolete term
JLPTN2
先ほど☆【さきほどsakihodo】先程☆

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • some time ago; not long ago; just now

ついtsui先ほどsakihodo君のkunnoお父さんotousanにni会いましたaimashita。 I met your father just now.

つとにtsutoni《夙に》

adverb:

  • for a long time; since long ago; from childhood
  • bright and early; early in the morning
JLPTN5
古い☆【ふるいfurui】故い・旧い Inflection

adjective:

  • old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn - of things, not people
  • long; since long ago; time-honored
  • of the distant past; long-ago
  • stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny
  • old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date

ケンKENがga使っているtsukatteiru机tsukueはhaもうmou古いfurui。 The desk that Ken uses is old.

町田machidaはha古いfuruiものmonoとto新しいatarashiiものmonoがga入り交じったirimajitta面白いomoshiroi街machiですdesu。 Machida is an interesting city that's a mix of the old and the new.

ながらnagara☆《乍ら》

particle:

  • while; during; as
  • while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding ➜ 我ながら
  • all; both ➜ 二つながら
  • as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")

彼女kanojoはha身振りmiburiをwo交えmajieながらnagara演説enzetsuしたshita。 She accompanied her speech with gestures.

わずかwazukaながらnagara稼いだkaseida金kinをwo彼kareはha本honにni使ったtsukatta。 What little money he earned he spent on books.

とうの昔【とうのむかしtounomukashi】疾うの昔・当の昔irr.・唐の昔irr.・遠の昔irr.

expression / temporal noun:

その昔【そのむかしsonomukashi】其の昔

expression:

  • a long time ago; in those days
とっくの昔【とっくのむかしtokkunomukashi】疾っくの昔

expression / temporal noun:

  • a long time ago
とくの昔【とくのむかしtokunomukashi】疾くの昔

expression / temporal noun:

疾っく【とっくtokku】

temporal noun / ~の noun:

adverb:

ずっと前に【ずっとまえにzuttomaeni】

expression:

  • a long time ago
その上【そのかみsonokami】其の上

temporal noun / adverbial noun:

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