period; time; opportunity; chance; occasion; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament); stage (e.g. of a disease); season (e.g. of a TV series)
Noun
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うっとうしい梅雨期に、すっきりしない話で恐縮ですが、少しの間お付き合いください。
I'm ashamed to tell such a muddled story in this dreary, rainy season, but please bear with me for a while.