- a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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To get up in the morning, and there be someone to say good morning to - I haven't had this feeling for a long time.
Yes, thanks. Recently I've been roughing it so I was able to get a proper sleep for the first time in a while.
The children were delighted to see their grandparents whom they had not seen for quite a long time.
As I was free after a long interval yesterday, I enjoyed playing tennis with my friends.
It's been so long since we last met up. Let's have a drink or two and talk about the good old days.