Keyword
period (of time)
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig1902
Readings
(93%)
(6%)
Composed of
that thing near you
moon
Used in vocabulary (616 in total)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
time; season; period; phase; stage
period; term; interval
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
periodic; regular; routine
early (days); initial stage; initial
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
short term; short time
next term; next period; next version; next release
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
school term; semester
at the last moment; this late in the game
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
puberty; adolescence
a period (of time)
postponement; deferment; adjournment
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
(early) childhood
new school term
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
unexpected; unforeseen
long period (of time)
during; for the duration of
early stage
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
rebellious phase; rebellious age
fixed date; settlement date
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
growth period; growing season
short-term
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
cycle; period
preparatory phase; preparatory period
limited time; limited-time offer
heyday; golden age
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
the present term
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
disappointment; let-down
extended leave; long vacation
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
term of office
decisive battle of brief duration
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
end of term
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
middle period; medium-term
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
fixed interval; fixed period
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
initialization; initialisation; formatting; resetting
marriageable age; chance of marriage
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
prison term
expected value; expectation value; expectation
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
test period; exam period; examination time
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
one's whole life; one's lifetime
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
default settings; initial settings; initial configuration; initialization; initialisation
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
regular service
next term
disappointment; let-down
test (testing) period
end of term; end of semester
two periods; two terms
to be careful; to take the utmost care
grace period; moratorium
dawning (of a new era); dawn
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
liner; regularly scheduled ship
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
busy period; busy season
childhood; infancy
with a fixed time; with a deadline
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
commuter pass; season ticket
periodic medical check-up (examination)
term of validity; expiration date (of medicine, credit card, etc.)
transition period
early (prompt) settlement; swift resolution; speedy solution
regular (periodic) examination
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
early childhood
turning point; transition phase
winter; wintertime; winter term
long-term storage; long-term preservation
expiry date (esp. on food); expiration date; use-by date
life imprisonment; imprisonment for life; indefinite imprisonment
evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period
rainy season
two periods; two terms
expiration of a term; becoming overdue
early detection (of an illness)
summer vacation; summer holidays
building time; construction period
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
second term; second stage
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
long-term hospitalization
terminal symptoms; sign of the approaching end
terminal; final
indefinite; unlimited; life imprisonment
initial value; initializing value; default value
quarter (of a year)
term deposit; (fixed) time deposit
commuter pass container; holder for a season ticket
golden age; golden era
founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member
blank period; window period; interregnum
mid-to-long term; medium and long term
expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment); serving one's (full) time
deathbed; hour of death
menopause; change of life
session (of a legislature)
first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year
not to be depended on; of little hope
slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers
period when one's voice changes; (age of) puberty
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
periodic inspection; regular inspection
expiry date; use-by date; date of expiry
half-term; half-time; half period
during one's tenure
to have a time-limit expire; to pass a deadline; to pass an expiration date
expiration of term of office
to set a deadline; to fix a time limit
Meiji period (1868-1912)
prime of one's life; stage of maturity
indefinite postponement
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age
busy farming season
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
subscription (e.g. to a magazine)
periodic check; periodic inspection; routine inspection
long-term interest rate
expected; anticipated; hoped for; expectation
terminal cancer
terminal cancer
next president; president-elect
spring term (e.g. school); spring period
period of time in which to recharge one's batteries
midyear examinations
final stage; terminal stage
period of maturity; adolescence; puberty
puberty; adolescence; youth
unnatural death; violent death
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
spawning season; breeding season; laying period
period of revolution (e.g. of the Sun, of the Moon); orbital period
term of validity; period for which something is valid (e.g. ticket)
winter vacation (holidays)
time of great change; era of reform
second half of the year; second half of the fiscal year
term of office; tenure; incumbency
cycle; period
accounting period
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
during a session (of the legislature)
phase of decline; ebb; twilight
eclipse period (in viral lifecycle); eclipse phase; dark age
period of transition (e.g. from old to new system)
initial stages; first stage; early period; pioneer days; beginning; outset
post-impressionism; postimpressionism
downtime; suspension period
before scheduled; earlier than expected
regularly scheduled game; regularly scheduled match
the last stage
incubation period
airborne early-warning system; AWACS
period of employment
to extend the term; to extend a deadline
prosperous period
definite (period or term)
interphase; interkinesis; midcycle
dry season
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
long-term (business) strategy
terrible twos (developmental stage in toddlers)
at the last moment; this late in the game
second term; second stage
off period; off season; slack season
glacial period; glacial; glaciation
autumn period; autumn term (e.g. school); fall period; fall term
term of guarantee; warranty period
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
semiannual crop; two crops per year
lending-period; period of loan (e.g. for a library book)
the last half-year; second half of the year
terminal care; end-of-life care
infancy; babyhood
indefinite postponement; putting on hold
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
initial stage; early period
(similar to) perinatal; period from around the 28th week of pregnancy to a week after the baby is born
life imprisonment
fishing season
between-crops season; off-crops season
mating season
deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line); person adopted by someone on his deathbed
test period; experimental period
moulting season; molting season
transition, cutover period
the first half-year; first half of the year
early Christianity; ante-Nicene era Christianity
long-range forecast (usu. weather)
anthesis; flowering season
transition from one epoch to another; change of era
indeterminate sentence
protection period (of copyright)
hunting season
time of year when television and radio replace programs (usu. spring and fall)
flowering season
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
time; moment; time of death; last moment; (arch.) midnight in red-light districts during the Edo period
formative period (e.g. of nation); formative year
days of one's menstrual period
infancy; in cradle
lending-period; period of loan (e.g. for a library book)
school seasonal (train and bus) ticket
one's full maturity
factory worker with a fixed term contract of employment
two-term system
association formed to carry out an objective
second half of the (fiscal) year
short, intensive course; crash course
scheduled bus; fixed route bus
medium-term management plan; mid-term business plan
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
first half of the (fiscal) year
current term (period)
postpartum period; postnatal period; puerperal period; puerperium
time of creation
menopause; menopausal
premature separation of the placenta
attend a dying person
short-term rate of interest
ideal time
upturn; increment phase; rise period
early-stage cancer
deadline for payment
year-before period; corresponding period of previous year; same period a year ago
definite term (of a prison sentence)
closed season for fishing or hunting
ending; closing
long-stay visitor; long-term resident
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
every term
interwar period (1918-1939)
whole term; entire period
synchronization
(permitted) period of stay (in a country); authorized length of stay; duration of stay
period of prohibition of remarriage; period after the cessation of a marriage in which the woman is prohibited from remarrying (100 days)
unexpected; accidental
new season (e.g. of TV programming); new term
interglacial period; interglacial; interglaciation
proper time (e.g. for harvesting rice); appropriate time; right time
whole financial year; full business year
postponed because of rain
due date; date of maturity; expiration date; date of expiry
early retirement program; early retirement programme
oral phase; oral stage
(five-year) medium-term defense program (Japan)
long-term national bond
synchronous idle; SYN
beginning period; initial term
prompt conclusion; early conclusion
Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (Bank of Japan's quarterly economic survey); Tankan survey
realization of an objective; realisation of an objective
compared to previous period; quarter-to-quarter basis; from the previous quarter
summer term (of school); summer quarter
university summer school; college summer school
worst period of time
menstrual period
terrible twos (developmental stage in toddlers)
(time limit imposed by the) statute of limitations
closed season for fishing or hunting
time of delivery (of a child)
childhood amnesia; infantile amnesia
scheduled maintenance
old orogenic belt; mountain belts formed in the Palaeozoic era
freshness assured through this date
downturn; decrement phase
transition from one epoch to another; change of era
fixed task; scheduled task
short cycle; short period
temporary worker; seasonal worker; worker with a fixed term contract of employment
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
expiration of a term of service
life imprisonment without work
period of work; period of service; tour of duty
current net income; net income for the year; current net earnings; current net profit; current term net income; current term net profit
dry season; dry spell; dry period
regular (annual) pay raise
beginning of a term
to live up to (one's) expectations
many periods
commutation ticket; season ticket
synchronization source
farming season
redemption period; repayment term
period of prescription; period of statute of limitations
short-term plan; short-run project
life imprisonment without work
period of separation; time living apart
(girl's arrival at) puberty
synchronous communication
cycle (e.g. in business)
one term; one period; first term; first period
old; ancient
to live up to (one's) expectations
premature menopause; early menopause; premature ovarian failure; POF
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
thawing season; spring thaw
early dissolution (parliament, diet, etc.)
to advance the date (of)
lactation period
peak of a financial bubble (esp. in Japan around 1990)
geosynchronous orbit
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
dawning (of a new era); dawn
to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for
terrible twos (developmental stage in toddlers)
terrible twos (developmental stage in toddlers)
postpartum period; postnatal period; puerperal period; puerperium
as soon as possible; ASAP
post-term delivery; postmature delivery
thawing season; thaw; season when the ice melts
founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member
last quarter (of the year)
during a period; while
change of life; menopause
to get close to the time
to get close to the time
synchronization; synchronisation
asynchronous communication
term in which an appeal may be filed
freezing or frost season
sprouting season (of ears of grain)
synchronisation loss (in digital communications); synchronization loss
molting season
short-term loan
expectant right (as opposed to a vested right); contingent right
staggered terms (applied to corporate directors as a defensive measure against hostile takeovers)
this world (life) and the next; eternity
progeria (disease characterized by symptoms suggestive of premature aging)
principle holding that any matters left unresolved at the end of one Diet session are not to be carried over to the next
incipient tuberculosis; initial-stage tuberculosis
available to promise (i.e. a product is in stock and can be promised to a buyer); ATP
periodic table of the elements
saros period (approx. 18 years and 11 days between repetition of eclipses); saros cycle
follicular phase; proliferative phase (of the estrous or menstrual cycle)
Chalcolithic period (i.e. the Copper Period)
postglacial period
upper secondary education (e.g. high school)
lower secondary education (e.g. middle school)
frame synchronous communication
cryptographic synchronization
expiration check; retention period check
initialization code
initialization section
initial condition mode; reset mode
vertical synchronizing signal; VSYNC
start-stop synchronization
scheduled maintenance
Synchronous Data Link Control; SDLC
Synchronous Digital Hierarchy; SDH
Synchronous Transfer Mode; STM
synchronous transmission
internal clocking (clock synchronization)
Asynchronous Response Mode; ARM
asynchronous communications adapter
Asynchronous Transfer Mode; ATM
asynchronous transmission
ABM; Asynchronous Balanced Mode
expiration check; retention period check
unexpected (e.g. results); unforeseen; unanticipated
incunable; incunabulum
incunable; incunabulum
occupation period (e.g. post-WWII period during which the Allies occupied Japan)
worker with a fixed term contract of employment
worker with a fixed term contract of employment
worker with a fixed term contract of employment
refractory period
sleep onset REM period; SOREMP
to make absolutely sure that there are no omissions
best-before period (e.g. foodstuffs)
current delivery; near delivery; new delivery; nearby futures contract
near maturity (esp. futures contract)
synchronization destination
indefinite strike
prolonged recession; depression; protracted economic slump
medium-term government securities fund; middle term national bond fund
deferred pensioner; retired person who is not yet old enough to receive their pension
bud stage (tooth)
bird migration period
short-term loans payable; short-term debt; short-term borrowing
interphase death
stadial (period of lower temperatures during an interglacial period); stade
interstadial (period of higher temperatures during a glacial period); interstade
period of grace (e.g. in which merchant vessels are allowed to leave a belligerent nation's port after an outbreak of war)
at times of many visitors; busy times
due date for payment of tax; tax deadline
fixed-term official; fixed-term member; fixed-term employee
looking forward to; anticipating
adjournment sine die; adjournment for an indefinite period
line synchronization
full-term birth; labor at term (labour); term delivery
permanent magnet synchronous motor; PMSM; brushless electric motor
Distant Early Warning Line (US, Canada); DEW Line
Shared Early Warning; SEW; radar and satellite-based system for detecting missile, etc. attacks; early warning information on extreme weather
all men are alike; all lives are alike; all men live and die; we all bleed the same; (lit.) a pike conger has one life, a shrimp does too
all men are alike; all lives are alike; all men live and die; we all bleed the same; (lit.) a pike conger has one life, a shrimp does too
period of prohibition of remarriage; period after the cessation of a marriage in which the woman is prohibited from remarrying (100 days)
released prisoner; ex-convict
time for harvesting (of trees)
short-range forecast (usu. weather); daily forecast
super-long-term government bond (with a maturity of over ten years)
short-period comet; periodic comet
Examples (200 in total)
Don't expect too much of him.
Don't expect too much of me.
I was expecting it!