what time; (lit.) which hour
when; at what moment; what time
not necessarily so; is not always true
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
street at night; making a night journey
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
ignoring; losing sight of (an objective); discarding
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
step; stride; counter for steps
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
middle of the night; dead of night
during the night; at night
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to happen to have on hand or in stock
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to set (sun); to become dark
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
how long; how far; how much
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to