いらい
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
1. since; henceforth
Pitch accent
らい
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
since then; from that time; ever since
since then
since the dawn of history
Examples (39 in total)
We've been friends ever since.
I haven't seen Tom since October.
I haven't seen him since then.
He has been sick since last Sunday.
It's been raining since last Saturday.
I hear he has been ill since last month.
We've been living here since July.
We have not heard from him since last year.
She has changed a lot since high school.
Since he graduated from high school, he hasn't been doing anything.
She hasn't phoned since she went to London.
His health has been getting worse since the accident.
She's lost a lot of weight since she went on a diet.
We have not seen each other since our school days.
Since our argument, Tom has kept his distance.
I haven't spoken to Tom since I left Boston.
Many improvements have been made since this century began.
Tom hasn't been able to eat solid food since his accident.
I haven't heard from Jane since she moved to Tokyo.
From that day forth he lived with the boy.
I haven't eaten since breakfast and I'm very hungry.
After the accident, Tom decided to stop skating.
Since the Industrial Revolution, the world population has more than tripled.
I have known him ever since he was a child.
His clinic has lost many patients since the scandal.
Our mode of life has changed since the introduction of European civilization.
You seem to have made considerable progress since I saw you last.
I have known John since 1976.
They have been here since 1989.
Two years have passed since we parted.
John and Mary have known each other since 1976.
I have been in Kobe since 1980.
Japan has been sending athletes to the Olympics since 1912.
More than 56 years have passed since Algeria gained independence.
Scientific knowledge has greatly advanced since the 16th century.
He left his hometown at the age of fifteen never to return.
She has moved house six times since she came here.
Since 9.11 large scale acts of terrorism have occurred all over the world.
I haven't seen any of my old classmates since I graduated 15 years ago.