successor; replacement; second wife
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
public safety; public welfare
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
steep peak; steep ridge; high rugged mountain
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
in the course of one's duties
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
official announcement; proclamation
underground world; underground society
small fraction; small proportion
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
wholesale arrest; round-up
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
bashful; shameful; ashamed
consists of; comprises; is made up of
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
since when; from when; how long
Doll's Festival (March 3); Girls' Festival; Peach Festival
great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters
in history; ever; historical
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
government office; government agency; authorities