day in the near future when a major event is expected to occur (wasei: X-day) (noun (common) (futsuumeishi)) (colloquialism)
one of these days/before very long/in the near future (Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.))
(of the future) very bleak/dim (adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', noun (common) (futsuumeishi))
from now on/in the future/hereafter/ahead of us/down the road (adverb (fukushi))
in a little while (referring to the very near future on the order of minutes)/in a bit (Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.))
now-now-ism/being interested only in the here and now without any regard for the future (noun (common) (futsuumeishi))
future (noun (common) (futsuumeishi))
(noun (common) (futsuumeishi))
(1) flag/ (suffix)
(2) tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival) (slang)
hereafter/the future/formerly/in ancient times (adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi))
volitional future (linguistics terminology) (noun (common) (futsuumeishi))