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N1 Noun, No-adjective, Adverb

年頃(としごろ)approximate age, apparent age, marriageable age (esp. of a woman), age of independence, age of adulthood, appropriate age (to ...), old enough (to ...), for some years

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    1. Noun

      1.

      approximate age, apparent age

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    2. Noun, No-adjective

      2.

      marriageable age (esp. of a woman), age of maturity, age of adulthood

    3. Noun

      3.

      appropriate age (to ...), old enough (to ...)

      after modifying phrase
    4. Noun, Adverb

      4.

      past few years, for some years

      Archaic,

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    年頃 【としごろ】年ごろ 【としごろ】

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      (じゅう)(だい)後半(こうはん)(なや)みの(おお)年頃(としごろ)である。

      One's late teens are an age of adulthood full of worries.

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      長女(ちょうじょ)年頃(としごろ)(むか)えたのでお見合(みあ)いを(もう)けました。

      Since our eldest daughter has reached marriageable age, we arranged a formal matchmaking meeting.

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      新聞(しんぶん):「逃走(とうそう)(ちゅう)犯人(はんにん)年頃(としごろ)三十(さんじゅっ)(さい)くらいの男性(だんせい)です。」

      Newspaper: 'The fugitive is a man of around thirty years of age.'

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      (はたら)(ざか)りの年頃(としごろ)持病(じびょう)のせいで(はたら)けないなんて、もどかしいだろう。

      It must be frustrating to be unable to work during your prime working years because of a chronic illness.

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      年頃(としごろ)(むすめ)がまだ結婚(けっこん)していないとあって、(むすめ)両親(りょうしん)(あせ)っているようです。

      Their daughter is at a marriageable age but still unmarried, so her parents seem anxious.

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