近頃 ちかごろ
chikagoro

Noun
Adverb
no-Adjective

1. lately; recently; nowadays

近頃 ちかごろ旅行 りょこう らくだ。
chikagorowa ryokōwa rakuda.
Travelling is easy these days.
ちかごろ彼女 かのじょから便 たよりがない。
chikagoro kanojokara tayoriga nai.
I have not heard from her recently.
Adverb

2. terribly; awfully; extremely

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