to palm off; to force a sale
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
in name but not in reality
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
dual structure; double structure
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
change; alteration; modification
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
attention seeker; look-at-me
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to squash; to crush; to flatten
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
(exercising) the right to command
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
information; making a report (to a superior)
obedience; observance; adherence
limited; limiting; restrictive
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious