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Can it cover an entire month? Two?
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How long of a time period does 最近 cover?
Yes it can cover an entire month. And yes, it can even cover two.
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Completely context-dependent. Try googling
"最近の[年号](http://www.meijigakuin.ac.jp/~watson/ref/nengo.html)" -- in this
phrase, 最近 goes back a century or more.
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People might complain that this answer is offensive, but I feel English-
centrism or bias in this question. Have you ever thought of the following
questions?: How long of a time period does `recent` cover? What is the
threshold of length that divides things being referred to as `this` or as
`that`?
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