Bahasa Jepangnya “dulu”

dulu; adalah

was; were

dahulu kala; pada zaman itu; dulu

a long time ago; in those days; once upon a time

dulu; adalah

was; were

dulu; tempo hari; pernah

some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once

mencetak angka lebih dulu; mengambil lebih dahulu

earning the first (runs); preoccupation

partikel

hei; kamu; tunggu dulu; woy

hey; yo; you; hold on

bernyanyi; pelajaran musik zaman dulu; nyanyian; lagu pelajaran musik

singing; music class (at pre-WWII schools); song; song for music classes

sejak dulu, sebelumnya

previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

berjalan lebih dahulu; mendahului; mencetak angka lebih dulu; penguntit

going ahead; preceding; scoring first; stalker

ujung; lebih dulu

point; head (of a line); first; (the way) ahead

jalan raya (antarkota zaman dulu)

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); highway (e.g. to success); subdistrict (in China); main road

ketika itu, kemarin dulu; beberapa waktu lalu

the other day; meanwhile; lately; in the meantime

sejak zaman dahulu; sejak dulu

from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial

sekolah khusus perempuan (zaman dulu)

girls' school

survei pendahuluan, melihat lebih dulu

preliminary inspection; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); having a look in advance

hei!; hiks; tunggu dulu!; huaaa

hey!; boohoo; wait a minute!; waaaa

kini (dibandingkan dulu)

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

saya berangkat dulu

I'm off (and will be back later); see you later

Kementerian Kesehatan dan Kesejahteraan (dulu)

(former) Ministry of Health and Welfare

berangkat lebih dulu; menjadi pemain awal; memulai lebih dulu

starting in advance; starting (in team sports); starting first; going first

masa lalu (kejayaan dulu)

years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past

apa tadi?; dulu biasa; kalau tidak salah; aku ingat

was it?; (I, we) used to ...; I think it was ...; I remember ...

seperti dahulu; tetap seperti dulu

the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times

apa; si anu; apa?; nah, nah

what; so-and-so; what?; well, well

mendahului; tiba lebih dulu; berangkat lebih dulu; datang pertama

going first; arriving first

mendahului; mencegah lebih dulu; mengantisipasi

to go before; to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

saya pergi dulu; sampai jumpa

good bye; I'm off; see you later

mempersilakan lewat lebih dulu

to let (a person) pass first

di depan; masa depan; permisi, saya pergi dulu; lebih dahulu

ahead; the future; pardon me for leaving (first); before

dulu cantik; dulu indah; dulu bersih

was pretty; was beautiful; was clean

tetap seperti dahulu; seperti dulu; cara lama; tradisional

unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional

saya pergi dulu; pergi lalu kembali; sampai nanti

I'm off (and will be back later); to go (and then come back); see you later

pesan bir dulu

let's start with beer

memulai dari tampilan; mengutamakan penampilan dulu; fokus pada hal luar

to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial

meluncur kepala lebih dulu

headfirst slide; head-first sliding

Shinkansen Tōhoku reguler (dulu)

(former) regular (stops at every station) Tōhoku-line Shinkansen

Institut Kesehatan Nasional (dulu)

National Institute of Health (former)

hei; tunggu dulu; ayo dong

hey; hold on; come on

mendahului lawan; menyergap lawan; mencegah lebih dulu

to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

dulu begitu, bukan?; pasti dulu; kurasa dulu

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?