Chijō de kūhisareru jikan ga hikōki no hayasa toiu yūri na ten o chōkeshi ni shiteshimau.Hours lost on the ground cancel out the advantage of speed in the air.

Nao moshi kaoku ga tōkai sureba, sono shizai o tsukatte, chika kaoku o tateru koto ni sureba yoroshii.Also, if a house is destroyed, another house should be built underground using the same materials.

Jiki no yō ni pikapika hikatte ita.It shone like porcelain.

O-nushi Daigaku de wa gengogaku o senkō shite ita to?Say, you majored in linguistics, didn’t you?