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a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours

1

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

1

powerful; strong

1

to give a true account; to give a graphic account

1

bedding; bedclothes

1

night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt

1

washing one's face

1

tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

1

comb

1

bodyguard; escort

1

to write (to someone)

3

to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do

5

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

1

unavoidable; inevitable

1

speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech

3

to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along

2

won't you

1

consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

to cease; to stop; to be over

2

dictation; verbal statement

1

note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work

2

long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

2

short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)

1

simply; merely; only; solely

2

address (on an envelope)

1

generally

1

future affairs; affairs after one's death

1

distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness

1

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

1

beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously

1

unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will

3

meaning of a sentence

2

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

3

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

1

self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive

4

copious (tears)

2

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

1

condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)

1

dying message (message left by a murder victim just before death; in mystery novels, etc.)

1

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

1

autopsy; post-mortem (examination); (coroner's) inquest; examination of a body to determine if a crime has been committed

1

senior envoy; chief delegate

3

vice-envoy; deputy delegate

1

punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)

6

outdoor bench (placed under the eaves of a house and used for cooling off during the summer)

1

woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat

1