a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore
deck (of a ship); deck (attached to a building); platform (at the end of a railway passenger car); vestibule; observation deck (esp. at an airport); tape deck; deck (of cards)
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
at the present time; as of now; at this time
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
settlement; solution; resolution
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease