1 quarter (hour)

2 moment

3 to carve

4 to engrave

5 to cut

6 oppressive

7 classifier for short time intervals

1 basic

2 fundamental

3 main

4 elementary

1 Japan

1 time

2 juncture

3 moment

4 period of time

5 classifier: 个 gè

6 classifier: 段 duàn

7 constantly

8 always

1 root

2 stem

3 origin

4 source

5 this

6 the current

7 original

8 inherent

9 originally

10 classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out

1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)

1 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances

1 to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering

2 hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity

1 harsh and merciless (idiom)