Meanings

first third of a two-hour period

hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am)

hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am)

hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am)

to engrave an inscription

in steps of

increment

to carve out a history

to mark the passage of time

arrival time

facsimile edition

Greek sculpture

to etch (name, etc.)

a moment of time in a spring evening (is worth a thousand pieces of gold)

hourly

hourly

being arduous

being arduous

arrival of the ideal time (for)

being already (well) aware