reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
serious; severe; grave; acute
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
avoiding or dodging responsibility
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to move around; to move about; to get around
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight