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N1 Noun, No-adjective

()っくa long time ago, quickly, swiftly

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    1. Noun, No-adjective

      1.

      a long time ago

      Usually written using kana alone,

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    疾っく 【とっく】

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      ()っく(むかし)出来事(できごと)はあまり(おぼ)えていません。

      I don't remember the events from a long time ago very well. {a long time ago, quickly, swiftly}

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      祖父(そふ)からもらった腕時計(うでどけい)()っく(むかし)(うご)かなくなっている。

      The wristwatch I received from my grandfather stopped working a long time ago. {a long time ago, quickly, swiftly}

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      (わたし)()っくからここに()んでいるのでこの地域(ちいき)には(くわ)しいです。

      I have been living here since a long time ago, so I am familiar with this area. {a long time ago, quickly, swiftly}

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      (ひと)(ごと):「約束(やくそく)時間(じかん)()っく()ぎているのに、まだ彼女(かのじょ)()ないぞ…。」

      Monologue: "Even though the promised time has swiftly passed, she still hasn't come..." {a long time ago, quickly, swiftly}

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      たかし:「情報(じょうほう)(つう)金子(かねこ)さんはその(うわさ)()っく()っているものと(おも)うけど…。」

      Takashi: "I think Mr. Kaneko, who is well-informed, would know about that rumor swiftly..." {a long time ago, quickly, swiftly}

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