~ときは (when/at the time of)
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The pattern [plain-form verb/adjective/noun]+ときは expressing 'when X / at the time of X.' Topicalizes a temporal clause. With dictionary form the action is ongoing or future; with past form it's completed. The に-marked form ときには adds a contrastive or emphatic flavor.
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