emergency light; emergency lamp
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
previous president (immediately preceding the incumbent); former president
win an election due to another's death or disqualification
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
first generation; founder
somehow; for some reason (or other)
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
signature; signing; sealing
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
writing; composition; essay; sentence
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
is never the case; has never happened
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
edict; public announcement
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
genuine; authentic; true; real
justice; fairness; impartiality
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
publication of results; announcement of results