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  1. 📅

    最近

    さいきん

    recently

    adverb

    • 最近、毎日雨が続いています。

      It's been raining every day recently.

    • 最近は仕事が忙しくて、映画を見る時間がありません。

      I've been too busy with work lately to have time to watch movies.

  2. ✅

    すでに

    すでに

    already

    adverb

    • すでに10時を過ぎました。

      It's already past 10 o'clock.

    • 私たちはすでに計画を立ててしまいました。

      We've already made our plans.

  3. ⏰

    もうすぐ

    もうすぐ

    soon

    adverb

    • もうすぐ電車が来ますよ。

      The train will be here soon.

    • もうすぐ冬休みが始まります。

      Winter break will start soon.

  4. 📆

    最近のところ

    さいきんのところ

    lately, recently

    phrase

    • 最近のところ、特に問題はありません。

      As of late, there are no particular problems.

    • 最近のところ、どうですか?

      How have things been recently?

  5. ⏩

    やがて

    やがて

    soon; before long

    adverb

    • 春はやがてやってくるでしょう。

      Spring will come soon.

    • 彼はやがて大学を卒業します。

      He will graduate from university soon.

  6. 🎯

    結局

    けっきょく

    in the end; ultimately; after all

    adverb

    • 結局、彼は来ませんでした。

      In the end, he didn't come.

    • いろいろ考えたけど、結局は行くことにしました。

      I thought about it a lot, but decided to go anyway.

  7. 🗓️

    この頃

    このごろ

    these days, recently, around this time

    noun

    • この頃はずっと天気がいいですね。

      The weather has been nice all this time.

    • この頃、新しいカフェがたくさんできました。

      A lot of new cafes have opened recently.

  8. 🕐

    間もなく

    ままなく

    soon; before long

    adverb

    • 間もなく会議が始まります。

      The meeting will start soon.

    • 間もなく新しい駅が完成する予定です。

      A new station is scheduled to be completed soon.

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