foil stamping; hot stamping; gold tooling (a book); gilt tooling
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
society; public; community; social studies
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
(political) power; authority; influence
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
legal profession; judicial officer; lawyer; attorney
to have no chance (of succeeding)
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
right (to do something); authority; power
legal guardian (responsible for supervising a minor); custodian
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to triumph; to be elated with success
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
to put one's strength into
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to jar; to creak; to grate
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
maximum permissible level or dosage
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
legal binding force; legally binding power
commitment; pledge; promise
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
final; eventual; ultimate
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly