以前 izen
izen
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1. before; prior to; ago
saizen'o tsukushimasuga yoku ittemo mokuyō izenni oeru kotowa dekimasen.
I'll do my best, but I'll not be able to finish it before Thursday at best.
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, Adverb
2. the past; before; previously; former times
izenwa kono okano ueni shiroga atta.
There used to be a castle on this hill.
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saizen'o tsukushimasuga yoku ittemo mokuyō izenni oeru kotowa dekimasen.
I'll do my best, but I'll not be able to finish it before Thursday at best.
izenwa kono okano ueni shiroga atta.
There used to be a castle on this hill.
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