Usages of bukatsu
高校 の とき、 兄 は 部活 で サッカー を して いて、 毎日 放課後 に 走らされて いた。koukou no toki, ani wa bukatsu de sakkaa o shite ite, mainichi houkago ni hashirasarete ita.
When my older brother was in high school, he played soccer in a club and was made to run every day after school.
その 部活 の 先輩 は 厳しかった が、 今 思えば 兄たち は よく 練習させられて 強く なった と 思う。sono bukatsu no senpai wa kibishikatta ga, ima omoeba anitachi wa yoku renshuusaserarete tsuyoku natta to omou.
The seniors in that club were strict, but looking back, I think my brother and his teammates were made to practice a lot and became strong.
大学 で は 同級生 と 音楽 の 部活 に 入りたかった が、 アルバイト に 忙しくて 入れなかった。daigaku de wa doukyuusei to ongaku no bukatsu ni hairitakatta ga, arubaito ni isogashikute hairenakatta.
At university I wanted to join a music club with my classmates, but I was too busy with my part-time job to join.
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