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N2 Lesson 7: 7/21

限（かぎ）り
as long as, while… is the case, limited to

Structure
Verb［る］(1) + 限り + Phrase
Verb［ない］+ 限り + Phrase
Verb［ている］+ 限り + Phrase
Noun + である + 限り

(1) Verb［た］
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  • [A限り、B, means that as long as A continues, B will not change. Or to express a limit of some scope like 見る限り - "as far as one can see"]
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ウォーミングアップを忘（わす）れない限（かぎ）り、怪我（けが）する可能（かのう）性（せい）は低（ひく）い。
As long as you don't forget to warm-up, the possibility of getting injured will be low.
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    • ホラー映画（えいが）の主人公（しゅじんこう）：ぴたりと寄（よ）り添（そ）って歩（ある）く限（かぎ）り、だれも迷子（まいご）にならないだろう。
    Horror movie protagonist: As long as we are walking close to one another, no-one will get lost.
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    • A：すみません、スーパーはこの辺（あた）りですか？
    B：知（し）っている限（かぎ）りでは、もうちょっと前（まえ）にあります。
    A: Excuse me, is there a supermarket around here?
    B: As far as I know, it is a bit further down the road.
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