scrap lumber; piece of wood
charcoal; charred remains
orphan; person without friends
such; this sort of; like this
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
vague recollection; faint memory
armed forces; military; troops
number of persons; personnel
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to bawl; to cry; to scream
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
true character; true heart; true spirit
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
duchy; dukedom; principality
farmland; rice field or paddy
lord of a manor; estate steward
(arch.) provincial governor's office; provincial governorate (beginning in the late Heian period)
account book; ledger; register
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
government office; agency; board
various countries; various regions; various provinces
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
spare time; free time; leisure time
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do