This recipe requires a certain amount of ingredients.

He makes it a point to read a certain number of books every month.

He swung the bat once.

He was promoted to First Lieutenant.

Knowing that he had been divorced before, her feelings changed.

He has a habit of drinking a glass every night.

I am expecting a reply from him in a day or two.

Kageichi is my best friend.

One part is important.

He started a business without a plan, forgetting the lesson of 'peach and chestnut seeds take three years to bear fruit, persimmons eight years.'