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10:55 Apr 25, 2010 |
Japanese to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Yuki Okada Canada Local time: 21:37 | ||||||
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3 +4 | before I knew it |
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3 +2 | All too soon as I grow older [while reaching the age of over 80/my eighties, …] |
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before I knew it Explanation: I believe に there mainly to keep the syllable count to five with a little emphasis. いつしか is explained in the following links. http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/je2/3794/m0u/いつ/ http://q.hatena.ne.jp/1171258763 "I am over eighty before I knew it, before I realized it, Time flew before I hit eighty... |
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