[zutto (P); zu-tto (P); zuutto] (adv) (1) (ずーっと and ずうっと are more emphatic) continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way; (2) much (better, etc.); by far; far and away; (3) far away; long ago; (4) direct; straight; (P) #5365
[ひさびさ, hisabisa] (adj-na, adj-no, adv, n) (See 久し振り) (in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while; (P) #16922
[ひとむかしまえ, hitomukashimae] (n) long ago; previous; of a former age
[このじゅう, konojuu] (n-adv, n-t) (obs) recently; not long ago; for a while recently; all the while recently
[とうに, touni] (adv) (uk) (See 疾っくに) long ago; a long time ago; already
[とっくに, tokkuni] (adv) (uk) long ago; already; a long time ago; (P)
[つとに, tsutoni] (adv) bright and early; early in life; long ago; for a long time
[むかしむかし, mukashimukashi] (n-t) long ago; once upon a time
[むかしながら, mukashinagara] (adv, adj-no) the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
[さきほど, sakihodo] (n-adv, n-t) some time ago; not long ago; just now; (P)
[おおむかし, oomukashi] (n-adv, n-t) great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago; (P)
[ながら, nagara] (prt) (1) (uk) while; during; as; (2) (See 我ながら) while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; (3) (See 二つながら) all; both; (4) as (i.e. "as always", "as long ago"); in (i.e. "in tears"); (P)
[はるかに, harukani] (adv) far off; in the distance; long ago; far; by far; far and away
[はるかむかし, harukamukashi] (n) long ago
[こうこ, kouko] (n) (arch) (obsc) from long ago up until the present day