Illustration: A cyclist waits beneath the deep eaves of a neighborhood bicycle shop during a passing shower. Their bicycle rests beside the bench, helmet hanging from the handlebars, while they sit with a small cup of tea offered by the shopkeeper.

JLPT N4adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

しばらく

shibaraku

for a while

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしはしばらく待まった。

    I waited for a time.

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  2. あなたは働はたらきすぎです。しばらく座すわって楽らくにしなさい。

    You are working too hard. Sit down and take it easy for a while.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしたちはしばらく休やすんだ。

    We rested for a while.

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