insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
ballot paper; voting paper
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
poster color; poster colour
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
true state; actual condition; reality
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
change of government; regime change
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
to turn completely into; to become completely
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
job; work; duties; trade; skill
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
candidate (for an election)
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
Public Office Election Law
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
exclamation point; exclamation mark
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
voter turnout; (polling) turnout