- ashikake leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold, pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
A formal literary term for spanning an approximate period of time, common in news and reports, not daily conversation.
彼は足掛け十年間、研究を続けた。
Kare wa ashikake jūnenkan, kenkyū o tsuzuketa.
He continued his research for a span of ten years.
足掛け三年の工事が終わった。
Ashikake sannen no kōji ga owatta.
The construction that spanned three years was finished.
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