to tick away 刻む [きざむ] /(v5m,vt) (1) to mince/to cut fine/to chop up/to hash/(2) to carve/to engrave/to chisel/to notch/(3) to tick away (time)/to record the passing moments/(4) to etch (into one's mind)/to remember distinctly/(5) (arch) to have tattooed/(6) (arch) to torment/(P)/ |