pair; the two; both persons; both things
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
safety; welfare; well-being
event; phenomenon; matter
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
birth; creation; formation
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
person concerned; interested party; related party
exactly as stated; verbatim
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
private person; individual
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
secret; private; surreptitious
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
nine parts; nine percent; almost
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to tear off; to strip; to rob
enactment; establishment; creation
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
share (in a company); stock
personal property; personal effects
nationalization; nationalisation
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out