N31471/1669

今いまにも

adverb

いまにも

at any moment (now), at any minute, on the verge of (doing), just about to

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空そらが暗くらくなって、今いまにも雨あめが降ふりそうだ。

The sky has darkened and it looks like it could rain at any moment.

彼女かのじょは今いまにも泣なき出だしそうな顔かおをしていた。

She had a face that looked like she was on the verge of bursting into tears.

古ふるい橋はしは今いまにも崩くずれ落おちそうで、渡わたるのが怖こわかった。

The old bridge looked like it could collapse at any minute, and I was scared to cross it.

試合しあいに負まけた選手せんしゅは、今いまにも倒たおれそうなほど疲つかれ果はてていた。

The athlete who lost the match was so exhausted that he looked like he was about to collapse at any moment.

その老木ろうぼくは今いまにも風かぜで倒たおれそうに揺ゆれていたが、何十年なんじゅうねんも立たち続つづけている。

The old tree swayed as if it were about to be blown over at any moment, yet it has continued to stand for decades.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)