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Adverbs of Time in Japanese
Japanese Vocabulary List in Adverb of Time
| Kanji | Hiragana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 時々 | ときどき | tokidoki | sometimes |
| 未だ | まだ | mada | still; as yet; only |
| 結局 | けっきょく | kekkyoku | eventually |
| 前に | まえに | mae ni | previously; ahead; before |
| 後で | あとで | atode | later; afterwards |
| 殆ど ～ない | hotondo ~nai | seldom | |
| 通常 | つうじょう | tsuujou | usually; regular |
| ずっと | zutto | during; forever | |
| 二週に一度 | nishuu ni ichido | fortnightly | |
| 最近 | さいきん | saikin | recently; lately |
| 最後に | さいごに | saigo ni | last; final |
| 最初に | さいしょに | saisho ni | first |
| 今までに | いままでに | ima made ni | ever; now; just now |
| 今までにない | いままでにない | ima made ni nai | unprecedented; never |
| 定期的に | ていきてきに | teikiteki ni | regularly |
| 早く | はやい | hayaku | early |
| 遅く | おそく | osoku | slowly; late |
| 毎日 | まいにち | mainichi | every day |
| 毎月 | まいつき | maitsuki | every month |
| 毎年 | まいとし | maitoshi | every year |
| よく | yoku | frequently; often | |
| 何時も | いつも | itsumo | always |
| 何時でも | いつでも | itsu demo | any time |
| 昔 | むかし | mukashi | formerly; former |
| 今 | いま | ima | now |
| 一時間毎に | ichijikangoto ni | hourly | |
| 次の | つぎの | tsugi no | next |
| すぐに | sugu ni | soon; instantly | |
| 週一度 | shuu ichido | weekly | |
| 毎晩 | まいばん | maiban | every night |
| 毎朝 | まいあさ | maiasa | every morning |
| 昨夜 | さくや | sakuya | last night |
| 昨日 | きのう | kinou | yesterday |
| 明日 | あした | ashita | tomorrow |
| 明後日 | あさって | asatte | day after tomorrow |
| 一昨日 | おととい | ototoi | day before yesterday |
| 一昨年 | おととし | ototoshi | year before last |
| 去年 | きょねん | kyonen | last year |
| 先日 | せんじつ | senjitsu | the other day; a few days ago |
| 翌日 | よくじつ | yokujitsu | next day |
| 先月 | せんげつ | sengetsu | last month |
| 先週 | せんしゅう | senshuu | last week |
| 今年 | ことし | kotoshi | this year |
| 今週 | こんしゅう | konshuu | this week |
| 今月 | こんげつ | kongetsu | this month |
| 今日 | きょう | kyou | today |
| 来週 | らいしゅう | raishuu | next week |
| 来月 | らいげつ | raigetsu | next month |
| 来年 | らいねん | rainen | next year |
| 未来に | みらいに | mirai ni | in the future |
| 暫く | しばらく | shibaraku | for a while; for a moment |
| 既に | すでに | sude ni | already |
| 一時間 | いちじかん | ichi jikan | one hour |
| やっと | yatto | finally | |
| 先頭の | せんとうの | sentou no | first |
| そのうち | sono uchi | sometimes | |
| もう | mou | already, again | |
| そろそろ | sorosoro | by now; soon | |
| まれに | mare ni | rarely | |
| 一定して | いっていして | ittei shite | constantly |
| 一般に | いっぱんに | ippan ni | in general |
| 頻繁に | ひんぱんに | hinpan ni | frequently |
| ～からずっと | ~kara zutto | since |
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