(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
support group; fan club; (election) committee
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
interception (email); wiretap; bug
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
last night; yesterday evening
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
human-interest article; page-three news; police news
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end