carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
genuine article; real thing; real deal
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
intelligence or information network
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
chief; main; principal; important
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
preliminary investigation; preparation
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
composed expression; clear face
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to be embarrassed; to lose face
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
pride; boast; credit (to)
study; library; den; home office; reading room