Illustration: An adult sits curled beside the window of a Japanese living room, a thick novel still open across their lap. They have just lifted their head and stare in surprise at the garden, where snow now blankets the stepping stones and weighs down the shrubs.

いつしか

itsushika

before one knows it

Example sentences

秋あきはいつしか冬ふゆとなった。
Autumn changed into winter.
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いつしか睡魔すいまが忍しのび寄よった。
Sleep stole over us.
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二人ににんの友情ゆうじょうはいつしか愛情あいじょうへと変かわっていった。
Their friendship gradually turned into love.
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