major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
great difference; big difference; wide margin
candidate (for an election)
few decades; many decades; several decades
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to become inverted; to become reversed
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
pus; corruption; rot; evils
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
special election; by-election