welcome!; nice to see you!
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
it's been a long time; long time no see
study; library; den; home office; reading room
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
such; this sort of; like this
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
to pile up; to accumulate
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
genius; prodigy; natural gift
entreaty; supplication; petition
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to serve; to work for; to attend
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
different person; another person; someone else; changed man