to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
minimum; at the very least
older brother and younger sister
breath; breathing; tone; mood
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
single word; a few words; brief comment
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
victim; injured party; sufferer
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
popular name; common name; given name
in proportion to; according to; depending on
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to happen to have on hand or in stock
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
such; like that; in that way
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking