to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
local (governmental) autonomy
right (to do something); authority; power
protection law; shield law; law for the protection of something
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
disciplinary measures; (judicial) sanctions
by sheer strength; by brute force
group; party; team; squad; section
demotion; relegation; downgrading
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
priority; order of precedence
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
incompetent; have no merit
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
Critically Endangered (conservation status); CE
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
how; in what way; circumstances
(walking) stick; cane; wand
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
accomplishment; execution
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal