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当たり前  [あたりまえ]  [coll]    meaning:  normal  rank: 1
☆ 昔は皆タバコを吸うのが当たり前だった ⇨ In the past it was normal for anybody to smoke  (☛ Normal, whether it is right or wrong)

当たり前  [あたりまえ]  [coll]  [rude]    meaning:  of course  rank: 1
☆ 当たり前の質問をするな ⇨ Don’t ask a question that everybody knows the answer to
☆ そんなの当たり前だ ⇨ Of course. That’s a given  (☛ Implies annoyance for the obvious)


More examples:
  • 当時はそれが当たり前だった ⇨ That was normal at that time
  • 私には当たり前だが彼にとっては初めての事だ ⇨ I take it for granted but for him this is all new