十年ぶりに、再びこの街を訪れた。
After ten years, I visited this town again.
Japanese
ぶり
ぶり
Meaning: after a period of; for the first time in
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I returned home for the first time in three years.
十年ぶりに会ったが、彼は相変わらず若々しい。
I met him for the first time in ten years, but he is as youthful as ever.
十年ぶりに地元に帰った。
I returned to my hometown for the first time in ten years.
数年ぶりに彼に会った。
I met him for the first time in several years.
彼らは十年ぶりに再会した。
They were reunited after ten years.
彼は十年ぶりに故郷へ帰った。
He returned to his hometown after ten years.
十年ぶりに故郷に帰ったが、景色はすっかり変わっていた。
I returned to my hometown for the first time in ten years, but the scenery had completely changed.
20年ぶりに旧友と対面した。
I met an old friend face-to-face after 20 years.
その火山は数百年ぶりに噴火した。
The volcano erupted for the first time in several hundred years.
Usage Notes
A suffix attached to time expressions to indicate that something is happening for the first time after that duration.
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