piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
wealthy person; millionaire
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
possession (esp. of a territory)
former years; formerly; a few years ago
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
worship (esp. Christian); (church) service
honorific title; honorific term of address
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
attractiveness; charm; amiability
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to repent; to be penitent
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
apostasy; renunciation (e.g. of a religion); defection
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
to have a long life; to live a long time
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
applicant; candidate; volunteer
triumphant return; returning in triumph
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)