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以来, いらい

  • irai
JLPT LEVEL 3

Definition

adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)

  • since
  • henceforth

Examples of 以来,いらい in a Sentence

１９８８年以来トムに会っていません。
I haven't seen Tom since 1988.
結婚して以来、彼はマイホーム主義になった。
Since we got married, he's become a devoted family man.
爆破予告以来、空港の警備体制は強化された。
Security at the airport has been stepped up since the bomb scare.
９.１１テロ以来、世界の各地で大規模なテロリズムが発生している。
Since 9.11 large scale acts of terrorism have occurred all over the world.
私は朝食以来何も食べていないので、とても空腹だ。
I haven't eaten since breakfast and I'm very hungry.
トムとスーはお互いに１９８５年以来の知り合いだ。
Tom and Sue have known each other since 1985.
それ以来彼らは愛し合うようになった。
From that time on, they came to love each other.
その時いらい彼の信念はひどくぐらついている。
Since then his faith has been severely shaken.
以来ずっと友人です。
We've been friends ever since.
それ以来彼らの消息は不明だ。
They have never been heard of since.

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