a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
ectogenesis; outside the body
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to knit one's brows; to frown
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
step; stride; counter for steps
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted