Japanese vocabulary

時間の経過 「じかんのけいか」

Passage of time

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Intermediate

Words

たちまち 「たちまち」 [tachimachi]
in an instant / suddenly / rapidly
いつの間にか 「いつのまにか」 [itsunomanika]
before one knows it / unnoticed
とっくに 「とっくに」 [tokkuni]
long ago / already
ようやく 「ようやく」 [yōyaku]
finally / at last / with difficulty
ついに 「ついに」 [tsuini]
at last / in the end / ultimately
いよいよ 「いよいよ」 [iyoiyo]
more and more / at last / finally
にわかに 「にわかに」 [niwakani]
suddenly / abruptly / out of the blue
次第に 「しだいに」 [shidaini]
gradually / step by step
じょじょに 「じょじょに」 [jojoni]
slowly / steadily / little by little
再び 「ふたたび」 [futatabi]
again / once more

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