ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
call; summons; convening; convocation
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
cooling oneself; enjoying the cool air
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
lotus leaf; vulgar; wanton
speaking voice; talking voice
screaming fit; tantrum; (baby) crying hysterically
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to thrust away; to send flying
moving tale; impressive tale
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
debt trap; debt hell; being in debt up to one's ears
environmental problem; environmental issue
fee; charge; rate; material
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
like water; like it grows on trees
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
capital; funds; seed money; asset
principal (invest.); capital
100,000; hundred thousand
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)