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ta tokoro de / te 455
c. %dr-2 {i5EA.Tif /*%A.EL:L?iTl ~~I;G-LGF.~'?~-FC
%isla,
(Even if you read a little you can tell that it is a boring book.)
(+ te mo (DBJG: 468-70))

and; since; having done s.t.
which s.t. takes place (REL. te kara]
+Key Sentence

(How long have you been here / How many years is it since you came
here?)
-
am5m
Vte N (duration)

(it has been two years since S.O. came)
AT?+
(a) ZA&W LTZ$&~:$~BL~':~
bt: 0
I7LL
(The couple got married and two years later they got divorced.)
ZL*
(b) ,B%&~~T&~XLL>~
(It has been a long time since I quit the company.)
Lf di.3'
(c) CDE%33j;k-C$ 54DJ$C:G-&7'?55 $,
(I wonder how many years have already passed since I last visited this
island.)