(former) postal note (abolished in 1951); postal order
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
counter for books; volume
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
how; in what way; I wonder
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
settlement; permanent residency
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to become better; to improve
to keep secret; to conceal
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
senior high school; high school
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
pressure; oppression; suppression
to lead; to direct; to take command
stirring; rousing oneself
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
skilled worker; skilled labour
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point