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
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
long (time that has passed); old (story)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
endurance; persistence
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
after a long time; for the first time in a while
protracted war; war of attrition
permanent; perpetual; lasting
perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile
it's been a long time; long time no see
it's been a long time; long time no see
endurance; persistence
permanence; perpetuity; Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools
permanence; perpetuity
permanent preservation; permanent repository; keeping something permanently; preservation in perpetuity
everlasting; eternal; continued; unchanging
marrying to become a housewife; (lit.) permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife)
permanence; forever unchanging
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
continued luck in the fortunes of war
Jōkyū era (1219.4.12-1222.4.13); Shōkyū era
endurance race (motorsport)
for many years; anciently
to apologize for a long neglect of friends (apologise)
permanent edition; timeless edition; collector's version; only issue of non-regularly printed magazine or mook
not having met or contacted someone for a long time; neglect of friends
not having met or contacted someone for a long time; neglect of friends
yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Chinese catalpa; Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus)
Kenkyū era (1190.4.11-1199.4.27)
Kyūan era (1145.7.22-1151.1.26)
for a good while
Genkyū era (1204.2.20-1206.4.27)
Kyūju era (1154.10.28-1156.4.27)
removing hair permanently
Yakushima cedar (esp. one over 1000 years old)
removal of dissolute sons from the family register (Edo period)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
extending over a long time
durable goods; durables
permanence; perpetuity
pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; (lit.) the proud Heike family does not last long
kumeuta; variety of ancient ballad
permanent storage (radioactives, data, etc.)
dogged perseverance; untiring patience
permanent and immutable
Enkyū era (1069.4.13-1074.8.23)
permanent establishment (in tax law)
permanent establishment (in tax law)
pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; (lit.) the proud Heike family does not last long
Empress's Birthday (esp. as celebrated prior to WWII)
it's been a long time; long time no see
it's been a long time; long time no see
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
forever; eternally
pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; (lit.) the proud Heike family does not last long
Monochoria korsakowii (species of flowering plant)
persistent disease
greenish gray; greenish grey
Yakushima sika (Cervus nippon yakushimae)
for a long time; for ages; for a good while
long-cherished hope
to apologize for a long neglect of friends (apologise)
coeval with heaven and earth
Jōkyū uprising (1221 CE); Jōkyū War
permanent magnetic field
Heaven and earth are eternal
pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; (lit.) the proud Heike family does not last long
pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; (lit.) the proud Heike family does not last long
pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; (lit.) the proud Heike family does not last long
permanent magnet synchronous motor; PMSM; brushless electric motor
permanent disqualification; lifetime disqualification
Kubota Station (Saga)
spotbelly greenling (Hexagrammos agrammus)
Yakushima macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui)
Amami pine (Pinus amamiana); Yakushima white pine
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.