当座|とうざtouza[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjective(for) the time being; (for) the present; (for) the moment
   当座とうざのところ、僕ぼくは叔父おじの家いえに泊とめてもらっているが、将来しょうらい小ちいさなアパートに移うつるつもりだ。↗

   I am staying with my uncle for the time being, but later I will move to a small apartment.
2. no-adjectiveimmediate; present; current
3. noun(for) some time (after)
4. nounchecking account; current account
   この小切手こぎってを銀行ぎんこうの当座とうざに入いれなさい。↗

   Deposit this check in my checking account.

• Related現在げんざいNeutralCommon in both speech and writing for the present point or period; unlike 「当座」, it carries no sense of something being provisional or just for now.
• Related現時点げんじてんWrittenWritten/formal prose for the current point in time, as in 「現時点では」; it pins down a point in time, while 「当座」 covers the stretch ahead for now.
• Relatedその場しのぎそのばしのぎNeutralColloquial term for a stopgap that just gets you past the moment; carries a disapproving shade, while 「当座」 is neutral and simply means the present stretch of time.
• Related一時しのぎいちじしのぎNeutralA temporary fix to tide you over, with a negative shade, as in 「一時しのぎの対策」; 「当座」 just denotes the present period, not a makeshift measure.
• Relatedその場逃れそのばのがれNeutralColloquial and more strongly disapproving than 「その場しのぎ」: dodging the issue at hand just to escape the moment. 「当座」 is neutral, meaning the time being.
• Related当座凌ぎとうざしのぎNeutralCoping just for the time being; synonymous with 「一時しのぎ」 but somewhat old-fashioned. 「当座」 alone names the period, not the makeshift response.
• Antonym将来しょうらいNeutralRefers to the future, the opposite of 「当座」's focus on the here and now.
• Antonym後日ごじつWrittenWritten/formal prose for a later day or date; contrasts with 「当座」's focus on the present moment.

For 'for the time being', 「当面」 and 「さしあたり」 are the everyday choices; 「当座」 leans written, as in 「当座の生活費」. For makeshift fixes use 「一時しのぎ」 or 「その場しのぎ」; 「現在」 is the plain word for now, 「現時点」 a written point-in-time term, and 「将来」/「後日」 look ahead instead.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 一時いちじ。しばらくの間あいだ。頃ころ。
2. さしあたり。当面とうめん。とりあえずの期間きかん。
3. 即座そくざ。すぐ。
4. その席せき。