Illustration: At a neighborhood table-tennis club, an older player has just reopened a dusty racket case beside the table. Inside it lies an old photograph of the same person, younger, receiving a tournament trophy; the matching trophy peeks from their sports bag.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

ブランク

buranku

gap in activity

Often refers to time away from work or practice. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

どうやら、１年ねんブランクを取とり戻もどし、旧交きゅうこうを温あたためることができたみたいだな。
It looks like we’ve been able to fill in that one year gap and renew our old friendship.
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半年はんとしのブランクを経へて、ピアノの練習れんしゅうを再開さいかいした。
After a six-month break, I started practicing piano again.
Written by AI for Bebop
久ひさしぶりに走はしると、ブランクを感かんじた。
When I went running for the first time in a while, I could feel how out of practice I was.
Written by AI for Bebop

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