► 副詞
今さっき [(3)いまさっき] [coll] meaning: ago rank: 2
☆ 彼は今さっき帰った所だ ⇨ He has just left a few minute ago
今にも [(1)いまにも] meaning: now rank: 2
☆ 今にも雨が降り出しそうな感じだ ⇨ It looks like it can start raining any moment
今に [(1)いまに] [coll] meaning: soon rank: 2
☆ そんなことしてたら今に後悔するぞ ⇨ If you keep doing something like that you will soon regret it
☆ 敵の技術力は今に我々に追いつく ⇨ The technologies of the enemy will soon catch up with ours
☆ 今に見てろ！ ⇨ You will see soon (that you were wrong about me, you made a big mistake, etc.) (☛ A common phrase)
今や [(1)いまや] [liter] meaning: just rank: 3
☆ 今や出かけようとしたところに電話が鳴った ⇨ The phone rang just when I was about to leave
今 [(1)いま] [liter] meaning: more rank: 3
☆ 今しばらく待ってみよう ⇨ Let’s wait just a little longer
☆ 今一度考えてみる ⇨ I will think about it one more time
今や [(1)いまや] [liter] meaning: now rank: 3
☆ 間違いに気が付いても今や手遅れだ ⇨ You realized you made mistakes, but it’s too late at this point
☆ アマゾンは今や世界最大の企業だ ⇨ Amazon has become the biggest company in the world by now (☛ Describe how things have changed between now and then)
今しがた [いましがた] meaning: ago rank: 4
☆ 彼は今しがた帰った所だ ⇨ He has just left a few minute ago
今しも [(1)いましも] meaning: now rank: 4
☆ 彼が今しも出発しようという所を捕まえた ⇨ I caught him when he was just about to leave
► 成句
今の所 [いまのところ] meaning: so far rank: 1
☆ 今の所問題は起きていない ⇨ There has been no problem so far
今や遅しと [(5)いまやおそしと] meaning: eager rank: 3
☆ 観客は彼女の登場を今や遅しと待ち構えている ⇨ The audience is eagerly waiting for her to appear on stage (☛ Literally means “now is already late”)
今になって [いまになって] meaning: now rank: 3
☆ 今になって後悔しても遅い ⇨ It is too late to regret at this point of time (☛ Emphasizes now it is too late for something)
今にして [(1)いまにして] meaning: now rank: 3
☆ 今にして思えば間違った選択だった ⇨ Thinking back now, it was a wrong choice (☛ With hindsight)
今か今かと [(1)いまかいまかと] meaning: wait rank: 3
☆ 子供達は正月を今か今かと待ちわびている ⇨ Kids are eagerly waiting for New Year holidays
► 名詞
今 [(1)いま] [coll] meaning: ago rank: 1
☆ 今やり終えた所だよ ⇨ I just finished it a few seconds ago
☆ 今話してた人、誰？ ⇨ Who was it you were just talking to just now?
今 [(1)いま] meaning: now rank: 1
☆ 今何時？ ⇨ What time is it now?
☆ 今行くよ ⇨ I’m coming right now
今 [(1)いま] [今直ぐ] meaning: now rank: 1
☆ 今すぐやれ！ ⇨ Do it right now!
今 [(1)いま] [coll] meaning: today rank: 1
☆ 今の世の中そういうのは受け入れられない ⇨ That doesn’t fly in today’s society