candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to sniff out; to get wind of
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
parliamentarian; member of a congress
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to pass (of time); to elapse
time; hour; period; class
breath; breathing; tone; mood
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
door; gate; opening; title page
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
drama; play; powerful drug
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
strongest ever; most powerful in history
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement