いまさら

いまさら

Japanese

Alternative spellings	今更 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) 

1. at this point in time; only now (emphasizing that the action is too late)
   • 2011 January 23, ハチ (Hachi) (lyrics), “パンダヒーロー (Panda Hīrō)”‎:

     今更(いまさら)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, kemu(ケム) (Kemu) (lyrics), “地球最後(ちきゅうさいご)の告白(こくはく)を (Chikyū Saigo no Kokuhaku o)”‎:

     僕(ぼく)は今更(いまさら)　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

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN