いらい
Meanings
1. since; henceforth
Since that day, he has stopped drinking.
Adverb
Noun
2. ever since
I haven't had it since then, though.
Pitch accent
い
らい
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
since then; from that time; ever since
since then
since the dawn of history
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
since our last meeting; since we parted
since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history
for as long as one can remember
since the era of the Emperor Jimmu; (first ever) since the dawn of Japan's history; unprecedented
Examples (48 in total)
We've been friends ever since.
We haven't seen each other since the party the other day, have we?
How long has it been since I was called senpai?