いま
Meanings
Adverb
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
Adverb
2. another; more
Pitch accent
Top 1500
Used in vocabulary (70 in total)
① 今現在。② ごく近い未来、いますぐに、ただちに。③ ごく近い過去、つい先ほど。
① 過去から現在まで。これまで。
① 今改めて。② 今となっては遅すぎるさま。
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
before long; even now
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
at once; immediately; right now
even now; still; as yet
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
now; nowadays
① 今と言っても良い位ある事をしてから(又はするまで)間が無いこと。
① だいたい今の時期や時刻を指して言う語。「去年のいまごろ」
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
now is the time
a moment ago; just now
still; even now
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
right now
one's last moments; hour of death
right now; just now
till just now
just now; a moment ago
just now; right now; at this moment
a little more
still; even now
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
once more
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
about this time
unavoidable; this is it; this is the end; left with no choice; it's all over now
newly born imperial prince; newly constructed (branch) shrine
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
current boyfriend
once upon a time; a long time ago
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
something new (of poor quality)
recently; a moment before
once upon a time; a long time ago
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
till just now
in full bloom at the moment
a moment ago
neophyte; novice
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
current boyfriend
imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
dating back from now; ago
thinking back now
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then
current girlfriend
let bygones be bygones; (lit.) the past is the past, the present is the present
① 現代風だ。
to modernize; to modernise
the present (esp. as a privileged moment in eternity)
Imaike Station (Nagoya)
Imagawa Station
Examples (200 in total)
I can't go now.
I can't do that now.
I can't talk with you right now.