関

barrier; checkpoint; gateway

hurdle; obstacle; trial

mechanism; machinery; contrivance; device

trick; dodge

Abbreviation

mechanical doll; string puppet

barrier; checkpoint; checking station

Idiomatic expression

the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

machine gun

entrance door; front door

gateway (to a region, etc.)

balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance

human relations; personal relationships

Usu. as 〜にも

in spite of; despite; although

As 〜に

regardless of; irrespective of

relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

Often before nouns

to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening

one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends

to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about

to have a relationship; to have relations

front entrance; front door

cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance; partnership; close ties; hookup

pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy

entrance hall

relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality

to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with

Usu. with neg. sentence

(one's) concern; having (something) to do with

Kansai dialect