No. 4,707 in Japanese
時折
"時折" means "occasionally" or "from time to time" in English.
In a sentence
時折雨が降ることがあります。
It occasionally rains.
In this sentence, '時折' is used as an adverb to indicate that the action happens from time to time or occasionally.
時折立ち止まって風景を眺めるのが好きです。
I like occasionally stopping to enjoy the scenery.
Here, '時折' shows the intermittent nature of stopping during an activity.
講義中、時折質問が飛び交いました。
During the lecture, questions occasionally flew around.
In this usage, '時折' implies that questions arose sporadically during the lecture.
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