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相変わらず

あいかわらず

as usual, as ever

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Examples

  1. 相変わらず忙しい。

    あいかわらずいそがしい。

    I am as busy as ever.

  2. 父は相変わらず元気です。

    ちちはあいかわらずげんきです。

    My father is doing well, same as always.

  3. あの店は相変わらず人気がある。

    あのみせはあいかわらずにんきがある。

    That shop is as popular as ever.

  4. 十年ぶりに会ったが、彼は相変わらずよく笑う人だった。

    じゅうねんぶりにあったが、かれはあいかわらずよくわらうひとだった。

    I met him for the first time in ten years, and he was still the same cheerful person.

Common patterns

相変わらず忙しい
as busy as ever
相変わらず元気だ
as well as ever
相変わらずですね
you haven't changed a bit

Memory tip

Literally "without changing from before" (相 + 変わらず). It is a comment on a state that has continued since you last checked, so it needs a known past — you cannot use it about someone you just met.

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