少しょう時じ

noun, adverb

one's early days; a little while

Literary word for a short period of time, often referring to one's youth or a brief moment. Rare in everyday speech; more common in written or formal contexts.

• 少しょう時じの思おもい出でを語かたる。

  He talks about memories of his early days.

• 少しょう時じ、空そらを見み上あげていた。

  For a little while, I gazed at the sky.