reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
going through; going via; going by way of
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
free time; time at leisure
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
freedom; free man; free woman
reason for being; raison d'être
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
rationalization; justification
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
restricted; confined; unfree
unreserved seat; non-reserved seat
free speech; freedom of speech
reason; cause; whys and wherefores; particulars
freestyle (e.g. swimming event)
liberalization; liberalisation; freeing
self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession
latitude; (at one's) discretion; discretionary powers; a free hand
Movement for Civic Rights and Freedom (Meiji period); Freedom and People's Rights Movement
free and easy; open and natural; not fastidious
freedom of will; free will
free agency; free contract; free booking; freelance
(physically) disabled; handicapped
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
freeform assignment (esp. one to be completed over the summer break)
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
free-use notebook (unruled paper); general-purpose notebook
laissez-faire; non-intervention
freedom to choose one's marriage partner, parental wishes notwithstanding
medical treatment at one's own expense; treatment not covered by health insurance
Liberal Democratic Party; LDP; Free Democratic Party (Germany); FDP
Liberal League (Japanese political party, 1994-2005)
liberalization of capital transactions
no dress code; lack of dress code (at work)
ratio decidendi; reason for a verdict
principle of laissez-faire
free to visit; admission-free
free election; free elections
doctrine of free will; libertarianism
(early Meiji era) democratic rights ideology
Free Trade Agreement; FTA
liberal education; education free from restrictions imposed by government, religion, etc.
Itagaki may die, but liberty never!
the free world (historically as opposed to the Communist bloc)
casual laborer (labourer); day laborer (labourer)
freedom-restricting punishment; imprisonment
trade liberalization; trade liberalisation
connection; relationship; origin; reason; motive (e.g. for an act)
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
physically disabled person; person with a physical disability
justifiable cause for noncompliance with the law
principle of sufficient reason
physically disabled child; child with a physical disability
Liberty Times (Taiwanese newspaper)
liberalization of imports; liberalisation of imports
statement of purpose; essay/letter in university application form
Congo Free State (1885-1908 name of the Belgian Congo)
Orange Free State (1854-1902)
Irish Free State (1922-1937)
give me liberty, or give me death
free translation; liberal translation
actio libera in causa; manufacturing the conditions of one's own defence (e.g. getting drunk in order to commit a crime)
free conviction principle; principle of the free discretion of judges as to the probative value of evidence
freedom to carry out political activities; freedom of political activity
Democratic Liberal Party (1948-1950)
principle of sufficient reason
free trade zone; free trade area
following (a precedent, former example, etc.)
free atmosphere (part of the atmosphere above the frictional influence of the earth's surface); free air
On the Freedom of a Christian (1520 treatise by Martin Luther); A Treatise on Christian Liberty
free software (open-source software that can be used, modified, and redistributed without restriction); libre software
United Nations Human Rights Committee
the Four Freedoms (as defined by Franklin D. Roosevelt: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear)
book not subject to resale price maintenance; book priced by the seller
free yen; 1960 enabling conversion of yen to other currencies
market liberalization; market liberalisation; opening up of a market
Liberal National Congress (part of the LDP); JKK
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
principle of sufficient reason
free price (price determined by market forces)
deterministic context-free grammar
political liberalization; political liberalisation
free and open Indo-Pacific; FOIP
the reason(s) is (are) as follows
invitation letter (e.g. document in support of a visa to enter Japan)
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
free trade zone; free trade area
reason for revision; reason for modification