(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
to palm off; to force a sale
office for rent; office to let
absconding; making off; taking off; slipping away; vanishing; disappearing
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to be consistent; to be coherent
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
(written) contract; agreement
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
admission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance; enrollment; enrolment; becoming a member
withdrawal (from membership of organization, organisation)
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
(religious) faith; belief; creed
consumer financing firm; loan shark
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
members; member; constituent
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents