未の年

ひつじのとし

year of the Sheep

未の日

ひつじのひ

day of the Sheep

辰の刻

たつのこく

8 am, the fifth hour, the Hour of the Dragon

丑の刻

うしのこく

two o'clock in the morning

寅の刻

とらのこく

around four o'clock in the morning

亥の刻

いのこく

time of the boar (9-11pm)

巳の刻

みのこく

hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); hour of the Serpent

酉の刻

とりのこく

hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); hour of the Cock

午の刻

うまのこく

hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm)

戌の刻

いぬのこく

hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm)

子の刻

ねのこく

midnight

卯の刻

うのこく

hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); hour of the Hare

申の刻

さるのこく

hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm)

刻一刻

こくいっこく

moment by moment, hour by hour

未

ひつじ み

not yet, un-

刻

こく きざ

scratch

未だ未だ

まだまだ いまだいまだ

still some way to go before the goal, still more to come, much more, not yet

未練未酌

みれんみしゃく

regret and sympathy, having lingering attachment and sympathy toward someone

刻一刻と

こくいっこくと

moment by moment, hour by hour