9. ～ぶりに : For the first time in... / After....

Sotsugyou shite kara juunen buri ni, natsukashii kousha de kyuuyuu ni atta.

For the first time in 10 years since graduation, I met my old friends at our nostalgic school building.

Shigoto ga ichidanraku shita node, sannen buri ni kazoku ga iru nihon e kaetta.

Since my work reached a stopping point, I returned to Japan, where my family is, for the first time in three years.

Zutto seiten ga tsuzuiteita ga, kyou wa isshuukan buri no ame da.

It had been sunny for a long time, but today it rained for the first time in a week.

Daietto chuu datta keredo, kyou dake wa hisashiburi ni daisuki na sushi wo tabeta.

I was on a diet, but only for today, I ate my favorite sushi for the first time in a while.

Yasumazu hataraiteita node, youyaku toreta kyou wa ikkagetsu buri no yasumi da.

Having worked without a break, today is my first day off in a month.

SNS bakari tsukatteite, gonen buri ni tegami wo kaite okutte mita.

Since I use nothing but SNS, I tried writing and sending a letter for the first time in five years.

Kenkou kanri no tame ni kinshu shiteita ga, oiwai de ichinen buri ni sake wo nonda.

I had been abstaining from alcohol for my health, but I drank for the first time in a year to celebrate.

Kaigai de no nagai seikatsu wo oe, nijuunen buri ni umaresodatta kokyou ni modotta.

After finishing a long life abroad, I returned to the hometown where I was born and raised for the first time in 20 years.

Onshin futsuu datta ga, kyou, ikkagetsu buri ni kare kara totsuzen denwa ga atta.

We'd been out of touch, but today he suddenly called for the first time in a month.

Makete bakari datta keredo, renshuu no seika ga dete hisashiburi ni geemu de katta.

I had been doing nothing but losing, but the results of my practice showed, and I won the game for the first time in a while.