a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
to administer the affairs of state
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
talk; dialogue; conversation
to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
magic; sorcery; incantation
retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
joint struggle; common (united) front
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to repeat; to be frequent
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
selflessness; being unselfish
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
baton (of command); order; command; direction
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
to gather strength; to take heart
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
mid-to-long term; medium and long term
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
men and women of all ages
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
talkativeness; loquacity; polypetalous; multivalve
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
forces of reaction; forces of resistance; opposition forces; opposition elements; resistance force