(with a) start; fright; alarm
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
well-bred; of good upbringing
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to control; to command; to get the better of
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
signature phrase; signature saying
Alice; Alliss; Alyce; Arisu
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
company; corporation; workplace
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
three generations; three periods; third generation
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
son and heir; son who will succeed one
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(political) power; authority; influence
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting