Jul 14, 2013
VOTD
しばらくぶり (shibarakuburi) - a long interval of time, a long time (since the last time)
しばらく (shibaraku) = passing of time, ex. しばらくお待ちください (shibaraku omachi kudasai) - please wait a while.
Same meaning as 久しぶり (hisashiburi), but is more of an older generation word and is not said as commonly. 久しぶり is more modern, casual, and colloquial.
ex. 「お元気ですか」はしばらくぶりで会った人にしか言えない。(「ogenki desuka」wa shibarakuburi de atta hito ni shika ienai) - You only say "ogenki desuka" to people you meet after a long time.
ex. 私は先週しばらくぶりに彼女に会った。(watashi wa senshyuu shibarakuburi ni kanojyo ni atta) - I met her last week for the first time in a long time.