ever since ~

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Emphasizes that since a certain event, a state has continued.

[Verb て-form] + からというもの

子供が生まれてからというもの、毎日が忙しい。

Kodomo ga umarete kara to iu mono, mainichi ga isogashii.

Ever since the child was born, every day has been busy.

日本に来てからというもの、寿司ばかり食べている。

Nihon ni kite kara to iu mono, sushi bakari tabete iru.

Ever since I came to Japan, I've been eating nothing but sushi.

More emphatic than simple ～てから.

～ならいざ知らず

~ might be one thing, but; leaving ~ aside

～てやまない

earnestly wish/hope, never stop ~ing

～をものともせずに

not being daunted by ~, in spite of ~

～んがため(に)

in order to ~, for the purpose of ~ (formal/literary)

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Last updated: Jan 10

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