right now, just now, immediately

being from a certain place / coming out

直ぐに: immediately

straight, not bent

(obsolete) 過ぐ: classical form of modern 過ぎる (sugiru, “to go through, to go past; to exceed”)

(obsolete) 挿ぐ: classical form of modern 挿げる (sugeru, “to connect or affix one thing to another, especially by passing something through something else”)

直ぐ: immediately, right away, soon / 直ぐ: quick to / 直ぐ: right next to, right close by

up to this very moment

need, necessity

needed, necessary