candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
(personal) background check
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
technical skill; ability; capacity
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
removing a name; expelling (e.g. from school); decommissioning
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
in this manner; in this way; like this
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
power map; power structure; power relationships
long ago; previous; of a former age
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
(favorable voting) constituency (favourable)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
scholarship; scientific attainments
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
surrounding at a distance
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
during; for the duration of
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing