Illustration: In a Japanese apartment, a cat again presses a small service bell beside a cupboard containing its toys. The bell’s button is visibly polished by repeated use, and a familiar paw-shaped scuff marks the cupboard below.

しょっちゅう

shotchuu

very often, constantly

Example sentences

そのような事ことはしょっちゅう起おこる。
Such a thing occurs frequently.
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彼かれはしょっちゅう私わたしを訪おとずれる。
He drops in on me very often.
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妻つまと私わたしはしょっちゅう口論こうろんする。
I constantly quarrel with my wife.
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