certified copy; transcript; official copy of the family register
block votes (e.g. of a labor union, labour union)
House of Representatives election; lower house election
to a great extent; incredibly (tasty, much, etc.); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
outrageous lie; outright lie
referral fee; introduction fee
backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school
sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller; (arch.) child from the city
to fall into another's hands
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
to have orderly plans; to be systematic
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
blackmail; extortion; persistent demand
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
handful; small amount; small number
private clinician; physician in private practice
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
divine or supernatural skill
craving for the limelight
greatest mistake of one's life
party-internal; within the party
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family