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そこら

around there, nearby, or so, about

→ そこ等
そこ there, that place + ら Conditional (if/when)
pronoun · informal Rare #29,534
around there, nearby Often used with に to mean “around there” or “somewhere nearby.”
JA: 駅はそこらにあります。
EN: The station is around there.
or so, about Used after an amount of time or quantity to mean approximately that amount.
JA: 一時間かそこら待ちます。
EN: I’ll wait for an hour or so.

そこらを歩いてくる

I'll go for a walk around there.

— フィールド・オブ・ドリームス (1989)

そこら中ペンキ臭い

It smells like paint everywhere.

— 戦争と女の顔 (2019)

そこらへんは、男子と女子とでは違うんだってば。

I'm telling you, that's one of the differences between boys and girls.

手紙は一週間かそこらで着くでしょう。

The letter should arrive in a week or so.

彼女はそこらにいますか。

Is she around there?

一週間かそこらでよくなるでしょう。

It should get better in a week or so.

そこらを見なさい

Look around that area.

— もののけ姫 (1997)