expression:

• anything is better than nothing; kail spares bread; a bellyful is a bellyful, whether it be meat or drink; tea in the belly (will fill it) for a time [literal] - proverb

expression:

• trend of the times; way things are going

noun:

• fasting

noun:

• division of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five periods (theory of the Tendai sect) - Buddhism term ➜ 五時八教

noun:

• announcing the time

noun:

• lay-over; stop-over

expression / noun:

• modern times; the modern age; this day and age

noun:

• wall clock; grandfather clock

noun:

• double election (e.g. of the lower and higher chambers)

noun:

• compilation time - IT term

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be stormy or choppy (sea)
• to go through hard times; to be broke
• to be gloomy; to be glum

noun:

• setup time - IT term

noun:

• promptness; timeliness

noun:

• time of receipt (of a package, etc. by the post office)

noun:

• Fujiwara period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 894-1185 CE)

expression:

• implemention duration

noun:

• historical novel

noun:

• modified link pack area - IT term

noun:

• stop time

noun:

• mechanical clock

expression:

• afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

noun:

• commuting time

noun:

• watch glass

noun:

• red kidney bean

noun:

• showery sky; (it is) looking showery - four character idiom