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A5 Adverb

()()often, already, for quite a while, for some time now

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    1. Adverb

      1.

      since long ago, already, for quite a while, for some time now

      Usually written using kana alone

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    兼々 【かねがね】予々 【かねがね】兼兼 【かねがね】予予 【かねがね】兼ね兼ね 【かねがね】

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      あなたの(うわさ)()()()いていました。

      I have been hearing about you for quite a while now. {often, already, for quite a while, for some time now}

      ()()(のぞ)んでいたことが、ようやく実現(じつげん)した。

      Something I had been hoping for quite a while has finally come true. {often, already, for quite a while, for some time now}

      (つま):「あなたのお名前(なまえ)()()(おっと)から()いていました。」

      Wife: "I had already heard your name from my husband for quite a while." {often, already, for quite a while, for some time now}

      有名(ゆうめい)なあなたのことです、あなたのことは()()()いていましたよ。

      It's about you, who are well-known, I've been hearing about you for quite a while. {often, already, for quite a while, for some time now}

      子供(こども)という()()(のぞ)んでいたことが実現(じつげん)し、夫婦(ふうふ)()()がっている。

      The long-desired wish of having a child has come true, and the couple is overjoyed. {often, already, for quite a while, for some time now}

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