a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to be dispersed; to get separated
feeling that something has come too late
to refuse; to decline; to deny
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
cowardly; spineless; weak-willed; fainthearted
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to keep away; to keep at a distance
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
bloodshed; (lit.) rain of blood
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
cause of victory; reason for (one's) success
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to turn completely into; to become completely
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
just because; even if; even though
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
that is to say; so that means
the place for; the time for; the level of
to offer a (monetary) prize
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)