最近

Recently, lately, or these days.

Readings

Adverb, Noun

"Recently" / "Lately" / "These days"

Identifies a period extending from the near past to the present, covering both isolated events and continuing states.

Example

最近、仕事がとても忙しいです。

Lately, I've been very busy with work.

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