| Subject | English | Japanese |
| obs. | n Edo era a daimyo or feudal retainer who lived and/or served in Edo for a fixed period of time | 定詰め |
| obs. | n Edo era a daimyo or feudal retainer who lived and/or served in Edo for a fixed period of time | 定詰 |
| gen. | exp yoji a moment of time in a spring evening | 春宵一刻 (is worth a thousand pieces of gold) |
| gen. | exp a moment of time in a spring evening is worth a thousand pieces of gold | 春宵一刻値千金 |
| gen. | exp a stitch in time saves nine | 転ばぬ先の杖 |
| gen. | n vs being in someone's service for the first time | 初参 |
| baseb. | being just in time | 滑り込み |
| gen. | n Buddhist service in which the eight scrolls of the Lotus Sutra are read one scroll at a time | 法華八講 (one morning and one evening reading each day for four days with a different reciter each time) |
| telegr. | distortion in time | 時間ひずみ |
| gen. | do in less or within a certain time | 切る ichi1 news1 nf11 (きる) |
| gen. | eat something for the first time in the season | お初を頂く |
| gen. | eat something for the first time in the season | お初をいただく |
| telegr. | efficiency factor in time of a transmission with automatic repetition for the correction of errors | 時間内実効係数 |
| gen. | exp engaged in two trades at the same time | 二束の草鞋 ik |
| gen. | exp engaged in two trades at the same time | 二足の草鞋 |
| gen. | n adj-no for the first time in one's life | 人生初 |
| gen. | n first time that one works in the year | 仕事始 io |
| gen. | n first time that one works in the year | 仕事始め spec1 |
| gen. | first-time guest in a red-light district | 風来 |
| gen. | for the first time in | 振り ichi1 (period of time, furi) |
| gen. | adv for the first time in a while | 久し振りに |
| gen. | adv for the first time in a while | 久しぶりに |
| gen. | exp for the first time in one's life | 生まれて初めて |
| gen. | exp for the first time in ... years | 年振り |
| gen. | exp for the first time in ... years | 年ぶり |
| gen. | n yoji having free time to spare in the midst of busyness | 忙中有閑 |
| gen. | n yoji in a brief space of time | 一朝一夕 news2 nf31 |
| gen. | adv in a short time | 間も無く ichi1 |
| gen. | adv in a short time | 間もなく news1 nf05 |
| gen. | adv uk in due time | 何時かは more emphatic version of 何時か |
| abbr. | exp in no time | 間髪 |
| gen. | exp in no time | 間髪を容れず |
| gen. | exp in no time | あわや |
| gen. | exp in no time | 間髪をいれず |
| gen. | exp in no time | 間髪を入れず |
| gen. | exp in no time | 間一髪を入れず |
| gen. | exp adv in no time at all | 隙も与えず usu. after plain verb |
| gen. | adj-no in real time | 即時 news1 nf06 (そくじ) |
| gen. | n in spare time | 片手間 news2 nf39 |
| gen. | exp n yoji in the nick of time | 危機一発 ik |
| gen. | exp in the nick of time | あわや |
| gen. | exp n yoji in the nick of time | 危機一髪 (ききいっぱつ) |
| gen. | exp in the time it takes to say "ah!" | あっという間に |
| gen. | exp in the time it takes to say "ah!" | あっとゆう間に |
| gen. | exp in the time it takes to say "ah!" | あっと言う間に |
| gen. | adv uk in time | 何時か |
| gen. | exp in time of need | まさかの時 |
| gen. | n international law in time of war | 戦時国際法 |
| comp., MS | in-transit lead time | 物流リード タイム (The lead time required for an item to leave the shipping party and arrive at the receiving party) |
| comp. | n Just In Time Compiler | ジャスト・イン・タイム・コンパイラ |
| comp. | n Just In Time Compiler | ジャストインタイムコンパイラ |
| gen. | n just-in-time | ジャスト・イン・タイム (inventory strategy) |
| gen. | n just-in-time | ジャストインタイム (inventory strategy) |
| comp., MS | just-in-time compilation | Just-In-Time コンパイル (The compilation that converts Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) into machine code at the point when the code is required at run time) |
| comp., MS | just-in-time compiler | Just-In-Time コンパイラ (A compiler takes the Java bytecode (which is machine-independent) and compiles it on demand into native code for the target machine, giving faster execution. Since JIT compilers operate on the client machine, they preserve the platform-independence of the compiled Java program) |
| comp., MS | just-in-time debugging | Just-In-Time デバッグ (A technique that catches faults that occur while the program is running outside the development environment. You must set this option in the development environment before executing your program) |
| gen. | n just-in-time inventory management | かんばん方式 |
| gen. | n just-in-time inventory management | 看板方式 |
| gen. | Just-in-Time System | ジャストインタイム生産 |
| gen. | Just-in-Time System | かんばん方式 |
| gen. | n vs yoji living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits | 晴耕雨読 |
| gen. | make something be done in time | 間に合わす |
| gen. | exp mountain in springtime when all of the tree buds open at the same time | 山笑う (usu. in haiku) |
| gen. | adv exp no other time in one's life | 後にも先にも |
| gen. | n period of time in which to recharge one's batteries | 充電期間 |
| gen. | n point in time | 時点 news1 nf03 (じてん) |
| comp., MS | point-in-time plan | ポイントインタイム プラン (A compensation plan that is calculated against a base figure taken at a particular point in time. Long-term incentives, such as stock option awards, are often calculated in this way) |
| comp., MS | point-in-time recovery | 特定の時点に復旧 (The process of recovering only the transactions within a log backup that were committed before a specific point in time, instead of recovering the whole backup) |
| pejor. | n polite Japanese as used by young part-time employees in restaurants, etc. | バイト敬語 |
| gen. | n radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days | 帯番組 (programme) |
| gen. | n radio or television serial broadcast in the same time slot each day or week | 帯ドラマ |
| gen. | rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist | おっとり刀 |
| gen. | rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist | 押っ取り刀 |
| gen. | n scheduling system for just-in-time production | かんばん |
| gen. | n scheduling system for just-in-time production | カンバン |
| gen. | spend all of time in idle amusement | 遊び呆ける |
| gen. | n yoji spending all one's time in idle amusement away from home | 流連荒亡 |
| slang | staying in one place for a long time | 沈没 ichi1 news1 nf23 (ちんぼつ) |
| gen. | n vs staying in the bath for a long time | 長風呂 |
| gen. | n the first time in the year that one wears an awase kimono | 初袷 |
| gen. | n yoji the way of the world in our time | 当世気質 |
| sport. | exp int time in | ノー・タイム |
| sport. | exp int time in | ノータイム |
| gen. | n adj-no time of year in which flowers are in full bloom | 花ざかり |
| gen. | n adj-no time of year in which flowers are in full bloom | 花盛り news1 nf23 |
| gen. | n time passed in vain | 空しく費やされた時 |
| comp., MS | Time-Based In-Place Hold | 時間ベースのインプレース保持 (A feature that provides the ability to keep SharePoint items on In-Place Hold for a specific time period) |
| gen. | v5u to be in time for | 間にあう |
| gen. | v5u to be in time for | 間に合う ichi1 news1 nf20 (まにあう) |
| gen. | waste time doing nothing in particular | 愚図付く |
| gen. | waste time doing nothing in particular | 愚図つく |
| gen. | n yoji work done in carefree mood without regard to time or expenses | 殿様仕事 |