Kanji
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right; privilege
(political) power; authority; influence
power; authority; jurisdiction
right (to do something); authority; power
authority; power; influence
privilege; special right
powerful person; influential person
authority; power; function
(political) administration; political power
hegemony; leadership; initiative
right of succession; right to the throne
interest; rights; concession
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
human rights; civil liberties
(exercising) the right to command
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
power; influence
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
championship; title (of champion)
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
parental authority
right to choose; a say; option
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
title deed; certificate of title
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
right to know; right to access information
credit; claim
power of the state; government authority
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
autonomy; right of self-government
control of the air; air supremacy
(one's) interests
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
regent to the shogunate
one's (official) authority; power
civil rights
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
bad debt; nonperforming loan
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
right to challenge; right to make a challenge
current administration; present government
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
ambassador plenipotentiary
right of management
divine right (e.g. of kings)
suffrage; the right to vote
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
use; right to use
right to investigate; investigatory power
(Japanese) Copyright Act
powerful family
change of government; regime change
supreme authority
discretion; discretionary power
right of access; access permission; access right
supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right
rights to usage of one's likeness
to waive one's right; to waive a right
territorial right; dominion
scheme; stratagem; ploy
control of the sea; command of the sea
power of the state; national sovereignty; sovereign rights
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
supreme command authority (of the emperor)
rightful claimant; beneficiary; right holder
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
going beyond authority; unauthorized; unauthorised; ultra vires
public power; governmental authority
leadership competition; power struggle
control; control right
pride; haughtiness
judicial power; jurisdiction
military authority
to come to power; to assume the reins of government
puppet government; puppet regime
under the ... administration; within the ... government
right to arrest; power of arrest
suffrage; franchise
(right of) representation; right to represent (e.g. a company)
heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian
power; authority
exclusive right; sole right
protection of human rights
complete power of attorney
right of possession
executive power; authority
ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary
right of self defense; right of self defence
Movement for Civic Rights and Freedom (Meiji era); Freedom and People's Rights Movement
invoking the coercive power of the state; calling upon the power of the state
fundamental right; fundamental human right
property rights; the right to own property
holding a right (e.g. to vote, copyright); eligibility; having clout; having (political) power
sovereignty of the people
right of residence (i.e. right to go on leasing a house, etc.)
intellectual property right
copyright holder; copyright owner
access authorizations
did not finish (sporting term); DNF
influential vassal; powerful retainer; powerful courtier
centralization (e.g. power); centralisation
equal rights among men and women
civil rights movement (esp. American)
to entrust (a person) with power of attorney (to do something for one)
sovereignty of the people
authority; power
right to collective defense; right to collective defence
one's serve; (having) the serve; service
Declaration of the Rights of Man (during the French Revolution; 1789)
membership; membership rights; franchise; seat (e.g. stock exchange)
the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial)
human rights organization; human rights organisation
ecclesiastical or educational authority
right of first night; jus primae noctis; droit du seigneur
political power struggle
right of use; user rights
separation of powers (legislative, executive and judicial)
human rights violation; trampling on human rights
mortgage; right of pledge; lien
land owner; leaseholder
mining rights; mining concession; mineral rights
the right to sunshine; in zoning, the right to have sunlight falling on one's building not be obstructed by new buildings
centralization of power; centralisation of power
eligibility for election; suffrage
right of belligerency
governmental authority
state sovereignty; national sovereignty
trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others; Machiavellism
permanent residence; denizenship
the same rights; equal rights
legislative power
civil rights; franchise; citizenship
key money (esp. on an apartment); premium (payment)
decentralization of power; decentralisation of power
violation of rights; rights infringement; civil wrong
power of money; financial influence
running a government administration; managing a cabinet
maternal rights
copyright infringement; (software, etc.) piracy
women's rights
decentralization of authority; decentralisation of authority
loss of rights; disenfranchisement
civil liberties
paternal rights; father's right of control as head of the household
disregard for human rights
publishing rights; publication right; right to publish
sole prerogative; exclusive prerogative
centre of (political) power
parliamentary investigation rights
interim government; provisional government; caretaker government
cession of an obligation; assignment of an obligation; transfer of an obligation
civil rights
delegation of authority (power); devolution; empowerment
arbitrary use of power
(have) jurisdiction over
private right
judicial review (e.g. of the constitutionality of a law)
promotional or production rights
indigenous rights; aboriginal rights
communist regime; communist government
commercial supremacy; commercial rights
translation rights (to a book)
agency; (attorney's) authority of representation
special-interest group
right to dissolve (e.g. the Diet)
intellectual property rights
social right; economic right
the theory of the divine right of kings
inappropriate means to a worthy end; expediency
supreme military power
right of pledge
origin of rights
minister plenipotentiary
transfer of rights; demise; quitclaim deed
concession hunter; profiteer
creditor country; creditor nation
broadcasting rights
to infringe upon someone's right
political party in power
authority to dismiss someone (from a position)
sovereignty of the people
natural right; right under natural law
supremacy; sovereignty
exercise of a right
(early Meiji era) democratic rights ideology
the right to organize; the right to organise
ministerial authority to grant permits and approvals
money politics; plutocracy
debt forgiveness; debt waiver
property right to an estate; title
right to execute (a file); execute permission
right of or to independence
real rights obtained by security
parliamentary privilege
custody battle; custody dispute
extension of women's rights
great and powerful person
right to organize and bargain collectively (organise)
right of self-determination
visitation rights
(legal terminology) real rights
minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary
likeness; (amateur) picture of a copyrighted character
the right to collective bargaining
within the scope of authority
immunity from arrest (i.e. of Diet members or foreign diplomats); diplomatic immunity; parliamentary immunity; legislative immunity
special rights; predominant rights
to abandon one's rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
infringing on the power of the sovereign
the will to power (philosophical concept of Nietzsche)
right to strike
natural rights of man
human rights organization; human rights organisation
decentralization (of power); decentralisation
statutory lien; preferential right; prior claim
rights of the head of a family
basic right; fundamental right
rights of the head of a family
credit protection (by seizing assets in anticipation of a default); preventive attachment
copyright notice; copyright declaration
visitation rights; non-custodial parent's right of access
planning a new government; plan for a new administration
democracy (as propounded by Sun Yat-sen)
non-smokers' rights; right for nonsmokers to not be exposed to smoking in public space
conservative government; conservative administration
right to petition (the government)
master license (recording)
the right to work
authorization; authorisation
surface rights (i.e. the right to build a house, etc. on land owned by another); superficies
champion; (championship) title holder
title match; championship bout
NTT permission-to-procure-a-phone-line
right of first refusal; (right of) preemption; purchase option
right triumphs over wrong, law triumphs over right, power triumphs over law, heaven triumphs over power; no man can oppose the divine
joint custody; shared parental rights; joint parental authority
authoritative interpretation (of a law); binding interpretation
beneficiary right
share warrant; subscription warrant; call option
policy statement; manifesto
right to strike
human rights situation; human rights condition
suppression of human rights
enfranchisement of foreign residents; voting rights for foreign residents
women's rights movement
right to self-determination
right to prior consideration
the right of innocent passage
design right; right(s) to a design
power of judicial review; the Supreme Court's power to determine the constitutionality of a law
basic labor rights; basic workers' rights
restoration of sovereignty
(rights to) industrial property
abuse of rights; improper use of a privilege
all rights reserved; copyright reserved
rights accruing to the head of a household (according to laws now obsolete)
sole custody; sole parental authority
stockholder's right
right to the pursuit of happiness
the right to a view
security interest; security right; hypothec
prospecting rights; mining claim
(movie) distribution rights
right to take legal action; right to take action
right of appeal
powerful official; powerful office; influential position; holding of concurrent (official) posts; concurrent post; one's second post
linguistic rights
exclusive-distributorship; exclusive selling right
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
author's personal rights; moral rights
biopower; Foucault's term for the regulation by modern states of their subjects
export license, permit
International Covenants on Human Rights; ICCPR; International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; ICESCR
organization to monitor human rights
the right to submit a bill (draft law) to parliament
unit ownership (in a condominium or other multi-unit building); unit ownership rights
right of prior use; prior use rights; prior user rights
constitutional right; constitutional rights
exceeding (overstepping) one's powers (competence, authority); abuse of one's legal authority; acting ultra vires
electronically recorded monetary claims (system for facilitating business loans)
World Intellectual Property Organization (Organisation); WIPO
legal capacity to hold rights
mortgage debtor; mortgager; mortgagor
person who receives a pledge; pledgee; pawnee
appointer; person with appointive power
exercise price (of an option)
general release; quit claim agreement; waiver agreement
infringement of intellectual property rights
administration established through an unprincipled political coalition; government of convenience; cabinet created through an unholy alliance
one who is obsessed with (getting into, holding on to) political power; one who is obsessed with the idea of taking over government
the right to tenant farm in perpetuity
monarchical sovereignty
theory of the divine right of kings
official interpretation or construction (e.g. of a law)
right of preoccupancy
public recitation right (e.g. reciting a poem in a bookstore)
(aeronautical) beyond right
authority of the chair; power of the office of Speaker; power of the office of the President (of the House of Councillors)
expectant right (as opposed to a vested right); contingent right
pre-emptive right (to subscribe for new shares)
rights of authorship
husband's marital rights
the right to introduce a bill or measure
regional sovereignty reform (decentralization of power to local governments)
digital rights; digitization rights; right to digitize a work
dealer's privilege (of being declared a winner in case of a tie)
a usufructuary right
the law of obligations
right of exclusion
public transmission rights (e.g. putting copyrightable material on the web, etc.)
privileged user; super user
territorial sovereignty
deprivation of civil rights; suspension of civil rights
safe conduct (right)
transfer certificate title (lot ownership certificates); deed of release
infringement of sovereignty
company granted a concession; concessionaire
right to disconnect (from work-related communications during non-work hours)
droit de suite (artist's right to receive a royalty on resale)
decentralization; decentralisation
privilege (e.g. "attorney-client privilege")
monopoly; exclusive right (to)
right of recourse; right for redemption
authority of prosecution; authority to indict
authoritative sources
right of asylum
lending rights (for copyrighted works under Japan's copyright law)
states' rights theory
right of way (e.g. in sailing)
dictatorial; imperious
hot spring rights; right to make use of hot spring waters
reproduction right; right of reproduction; right to make copies
oil concession; drilling rights
Kingdom of Tungning (Taiwan, 1661-1683); Koxinga dynasty