いまさら

Japanese

Alternative spellings
今更今更ら (obsolete) 今さら

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いまさら [ìmásárá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
(Tokyo) いまさら [íꜜmàsàrà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [ima̠sa̠ɾa̠]

Adverb

いまさら • (imasara)

at this point in time; only now (emphasizing that the action is too late)
- 2011 January 23, “パンダヒーロー (Panda Hīrō)”, ハチ (Hachi) (lyrics)‎:
  
  今(いま)更(さら)どうしようもないこのゲーム
  imasara dō shiyō mo nai kono gēmu
  this game you can't do anything about anymore
- 2012 June 26, “地(ち)球(きゅう)最(さい)後(ご)の告(こく)白(はく)を (Chikyū Saigo no Kokuhaku o)”, kemu(ケム) (Kemu) (lyrics)‎:
  
  僕(ぼく)は今(いま)更(さら)　君(きみ)が好(す)きだって
  君(きみ)が好(す)きだった　って言(い)えたよ
  boku wa imasara kimi ga suki da tte
  kimi ga suki datta tte ieta yo
  I could finally say that I like you—
  —that I liked you.

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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