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That is the way things went for a while.
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Vocabulary list

jitai
noun
  1. situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances (often with a negative connotation)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
shibaraku
adverb, suru verb
  1. for a moment; for a minute
adverb
  1. for a while; for some time
  2. for the time being; for now
interjection
  1. it's been a long time; long time no see
sonnaguaini
expression
  1. in that manner
sonna
pre-noun adjectival
  1. such; that sort of; that kind of; like that (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
interjection
  1. no way!; never!
guai
noun
  1. condition; state
  2. health; state (of health)
  3. way; manner
  4. circumstance; luck
  5. face; dignity; decency; propriety
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
susumu

Plain Past Indicative Form

susunda
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to advance; to go forward
  2. to precede; to go ahead (of)
  3. to make progress; to improve
  4. to deepen; to heighten
  5. to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead
  6. to do of one's own free will

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