Illustration: Two neighbors sit on the narrow veranda of a Japanese house, taking a small tea break midway through repotting plants. One still wears a gardening glove, and the other holds a half-eaten rice cracker above its saucer.

ひととき

hitotoki

a while, a moment

Example sentences

私わたしは楽たのしいひとときを過すごしました。
I had a good time.
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彼女かのじょは彼かれらと楽たのしいひとときを過すごした。
She had a happy time with them.
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私達わたしたちは海岸かいがんですばらしいひとときを過すごした。
We had a glorious time at the seaside.
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