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moment
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)
  2. 2. carving
  3. 3. victory
Refers to a moment or point in time, often used in a somewhat literary or formal context to indicate a specific instant. It can also refer to a unit of time in traditional Japanese timekeeping, but in modern usage it often simply marks a significant moment.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

I'm planning to get my morning routine done in one stretch.

Sentence 2

"Every moment feels like an eternity," she murmured.

Sentence 3

Her "just wait one koku" ended up being two.

Sentence 4

"You'll really finish in that amount of time?" she said, unconvinced.

Sentence 5

My grandfather used to say, "Back in the day, we told time by the old periods."