Illustration: During rain in a Japanese house, a resident slides a cooking pot beneath a ceiling drip and checks that the next drop lands inside. A folded stepladder, replacement roofing material and a toolbox wait beside the closed veranda door, still unusable in the downpour.

さしあたり

sashiatari

for the time being

Example sentences

差さし当あたり、あれで十分じゅうぶんでしょう。
That will be enough for now.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
さしあたりこの問題もんだいは保留ほりゅうとしよう。
We will leave this question aside for the moment.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
さしあたり私わたしたちは決定けっていすることを延期えんきしたいと思おもう。
For the moment, we want to postpone making a decision.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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