valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
particularly; only; in the case of
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
because; for; the reason why is ...
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
distinction; differentiation; classification
to need; to demand; to take; to require
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
unexpectedly; surprisingly
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
price; cost; value; worth; value
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
council (deliberative, consultative); commission of inquiry (enquiry)
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told