a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
on countless occasions; many a time
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
it's worth it; worth every penny; deserving; worthwhile
the other day; some time ago; recently
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
right behind; just behind; directly behind
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
front light; front lighting
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)