Keyword
long time
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig1092
Readings
ひさ
(62%)
びさ
(7%)
(5%)
(4%)
Used in kanji (6 in total)
jet
bier
moxa
furrow
Used in vocabulary (110 in total)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
after a long time; for the first time in a while
it's been a long time; long time no see
Examples (52 in total)
After a long absence he came back.
I had the chance to sit down in a train for the first time in a long time.
He returned home after a long absence.
I had a call from her for the first time in a long time.
I did that yesterday for the first time in a long time.
I visited the town for the first time in a long time.
I'm looking forward to meeting you all after such a long time.
It's been a long time since we last met.
It's been a long time.
When I ate it for the first time in a while, it wasn't spicy at all!
And history was changed forever.
Man cannot live forever.
He said good-bye for good.
He had returned to England forever.
He says he is leaving the country for good.
He left Japan for good.
I'll never forget this incident.
I want to live forever.
Everybody wants permanent peace.
It's such a long time since he left school.
I haven't seen him in a long time.
Has John returned to America for good?
It's been a while since I rode a horse.
It's been a while since I've had pasta.
It's been a long time since I've felt this bad.
It's been a long time since I had such a pleasant surprise.
Tom came to church last Sunday for the first time in a long time.
Hi. You're Tom, right? It's been a while.
Tom went outside for the first time in a long time.
He left Africa forever.
I spoke French today for the first time in a long time.
The children were delighted to see their grandparents whom they had not seen for quite a long time.
Yesterday I had some free time for the first time in a long time, so I went swimming.
Every time a species dies out, we lose forever a part of our natural world.
A heavy snow fell in Kyoto for the first time in ages.
This machine is inferior to that one in durability.
He checked the durability of the house before buying it.
What you lack is stamina.
I really want to see Kumiko.
He has gone back to California for good.
I have given up smoking for good and all.
Permanent peace is nothing but an illusion.
We all wish for permanent world peace.
In my opinion, permanent peace is nothing but illusion.
The banker's pay cut was temporary, not permanent.
Returning to your hometown after a long time fills you with nostalgia.
Fossil fuels won't be available forever.
One fifth of the earth's surface is covered by permafrost.
Chaplin left America for good.
Has Bob left the company for good this time?
Have you given up smoking for good and all?
Tom hasn't played mahjong in ages.