| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | exp a little while ago | 先方 (せんぽう) |
| gen. | adv uk a very short while ago | 未き |
| gen. | adv uk a very short while ago | 夙 |
| gen. | adv uk a very short while ago | 未だき |
| gen. | adv since a little while ago | 先程来 |
| gen. | adv since a little while ago | 先ほどらい |
| gen. | adv since a little while ago | 先ほど来 |
| gen. | n-adv n-t while ago | 先刻 news2 nf42 |