- one day; (on) a certain day
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- one day
- (on) a certain day
Used to refer to a specific day in the past, present, or future without specifying the exact date.
Indicates a non-specific day, often used to talk about events that happened at an unspecified time.
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One day I had a phone call from a friend. "There's a nice little earner, won't you come round?" so I went to his house.
Again the younger brother became a wanderer, and he arrived one day at the house of the elder brother.
One day, the police raided a whole group of prostitutes, and the girl was among them.