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代
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modern person; people of today
Examples
現代人は車なしで済ますことができない。
Modern people cannot do without cars.
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to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for
Examples
息子に成り代わってお礼を申し上げます。
I thank you on behalf of my son.
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to replace; to take the place of (something)
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Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
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proxy; representative
Examples
私の一番上の兄が父の名代としてその会合に出席した。
My oldest brother attended the meeting on behalf of our father.
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generations; ages; years
Examples
この儀式は幾世代にもわたって伝わってきた。
This ceremony has been handed down from generation to generation.
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Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Common noun
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation
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Adverb (fukushi)
for generations; from generation to generation
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with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
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hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
Examples
宿代をケチって野宿しました。
We skimped on the hotel fees and slept outside.
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substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
Examples
ほんの挨拶代わりです。
Here's a little gift for you.
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new era; new period; new age; new epoch
Examples
トランジスターの発明は新時代を画した。
The invention of the transistor marked a new era.
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trend of the times; way things are going
Examples
彼は時代の流れに遅れないようにしている。
He is trying to keep up with the current of the times.
