time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short

like; similar to; just like

(archery, weaponry) an arrow / a wedge used to break hard objects such as wood or stone / a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with various designs of arrows

a year

time (in a person's life)

(a duration of) one year / an unspecified year in the past

A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference)

merely; no more than

negative of 過ぎる (sugiru) [ichidan]

not excessive; not too much / not beyond; not over