a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
close; intimate; on good terms
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
physical work; manual labour (labor)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to call a person's attention (to)
every person; each one; everybody
passing through without stopping; passing by
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately