effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
parting; separation; farewell
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
employer's house; master's house
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
caller; visitor; company; guest
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
late at night; deep in the night
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to hand over; to surrender
clerk; office worker; office staff
the West; the Occident; Western countries
(one) letter; (one) character
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
covered in mud; mud-caked
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
insertion; incorporation; infixing
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise