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A3 No-adjective, Noun

初老(しょろう)past middle age, nearing old age, near-elderly, age 40

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    1. No-adjective, Noun

      1.

      past middle age, nearing old age, near-elderly

    2. Noun

      2.

      age 40

      orig. meaning

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    初老 【しょろう】

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      (しょろう)紳士(しんし)がスーツを()いにやってきた。

      A gentleman past middle age came to buy a suit.

        (わたし)(おっと)初老(しょろう)で、最近(さいきん)(こし)をよく(いた)めています。

        My husband is past middle age, and he has recently been hurting his back often.

          (しょろう)のお医者(いしゃ)さんに()てもらう(とき)安心感(あんしんかん)があります。

          When I am examined by a doctor who is past middle age, I feel a sense of reassurance.

            (ぼく)たちは(とし)差婚(さこん)で、(ぼく)はまだアラサーだが彼女(かのじょ)はもう初老(しょろう)だ。

            We are in a marriage with a significant age difference; I'm still in my thirties, but she is already nearing old age.

              (もと)40歳(さい)ごろを初老(しょろう)()ったが、現在(げんざい)では60歳(さい)前後(ぜんご)意識(いしき)されている。

              Originally, around the age of 40 was referred to as near-elderly, but nowadays it is considered to be around the age of 60.

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