Illustration: At the back door of a modest Japanese house, a neighborhood cat is making another muddy entrance across a wooden threshold. Several distinct older trails of dried paw marks cross the same boards, while the newest prints are still wet.

しばしば

shibashiba

often, frequently

Example sentences

彼かれはしばしば父ちちの車くるまを運転うんてんする。
He often drives his father’s car.
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人生じんせいはしばしば旅たびに例たとえられる。
Life is often compared to a journey.
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トムはしばしば物ものを覚おぼえるのに苦労くろうする。
Tom often has trouble remembering things.
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