- ittan once; for a short time, briefly, temporarily
Used in formal or written contexts to mean 'once' as a condition or 'temporarily' when setting something aside.
一旦決めたら、変えない。
Ittan kimeta ra, kaenai.
Once I decide, I don't change.
その話は一旦置いておこう。
Sono hanashi wa ittan oite okou.
Let's put that topic aside for now.
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