reason; cause; circumstances
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
assertion; declaration; affirmation
February; second month of the lunar calendar
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
but; however; provided that
influence; clout; leverage
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
if it is the case that ...
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
power; authority; jurisdiction
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
although I say; although one might say; although called
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation