working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
retainer; vassal; servant
mail; postal matter; postal item
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
several years; a few years
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to visit frequently; to haunt
devoted; self-sacrificing
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
bedside; near one's pillow
to read aloud; to read to someone
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to become dim; to become blurred
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
finish; completion; the end