extract; excerpt; selection
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
(personal) background check
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); 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, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
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, success, etc.); 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
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
(reliable) source of votes; area of strong electoral support; stronghold; (voter) base
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; backchanneling; 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
pursuing 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
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
surrounding at a distance
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
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 (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
during; for the duration of