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当分とうぶん (toubun)

for some time, for the time being

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Meaning

当分 (とうぶん, toubun) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “for some time, for the time being”.

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彼女かのじょは当分とうぶん学校がっこうを休やすむそうです。

It seems she'll be absent from school for some time.

当分とうぶんの間あいだこれで間に合まにあう。

This will do for the time being.

その問題もんだいは当分とうぶん棚上たなあげだ。

That problem has been shelved for the time being.

当分とうぶんこれで間に合まにあうだろう。

This will do for the time being.

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