今

(1) ほんのすこしだけ前の時間(only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats)(only a very short time before)

⇒去るための口実を見つける以前に、彼女はついさきほど到着したところであろう　−　W.B.イェーツ(only a very short time before)

(2) 史的現在では過去の一連の出来事のナレーション中のこの時点で(in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events; "President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard"; "Washington now decides to cross the Delaware"; "the ship is now listing to port")(in the historical present)(at this point in the narration of a series of past events)

⇒船は現在、左舷に傾いている(at this point in the narration of a series of past events)

(3) 今の時勢に、時節柄(in these times; "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford; "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"; "today almost every home has television")(in these times)

⇒今日、ほとんどすべての家にテレビがある(in these times)

(4) つい今しがた(only a moment ago; "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now came out")(only a moment ago)

⇒太陽はちょうど今出て来た(only a moment ago)

(5) 現時点で(at this time; now; "we'll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon")(at this time)

⇒私たちはここで終わりにして残りの問題を午後に論議する(now)

(6) 現時点において(at the present moment; "goods now on sale"; "the now-aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "he is busy at present writing a new novel"; "it could happen any time now")(at the present moment)

⇒それはぽろそろ起こりそうだ(at the present moment)