to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
very young; little; childish; immature
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
that is to say; so that means
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
way of eating; how to eat
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
dozens; scores of; decades
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
conquest; domination; mastery
from the viewpoint of; according to
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
rather; sooner; preferably
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
under control (e.g. of territory)
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)