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A3 No-adjective, Noun
初老past middle age, nearing old age, near-elderly, age 40
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No-adjective, Noun
1.
past middle age, nearing old age, near-elderly
Noun
2.
age 40
orig. meaning
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初老 【しょろう】
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初老の紳士がスーツを買いにやってきた。
A gentleman past middle age came to buy a suit.
私の夫は初老で、最近腰をよく痛めています。
My husband is past middle age, and he has recently been hurting his back often.
初老のお医者さんに診てもらう時は安心感があります。
When I am examined by a doctor who is past middle age, I feel a sense of reassurance.
僕たちは年の差婚で、僕はまだアラサーだが彼女はもう初老だ。
We are in a marriage with a significant age difference; I'm still in my thirties, but she is already nearing old age.
元は40歳ごろを初老と言ったが、現在では60歳前後と意識されている。
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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