head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
spiritual realm of humanity
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
in the same way as; just like
national costume; (in) native dress
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
folding one's arms; being idle
etiquette; courtesy; manners
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
secrecy; highly classified information
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
alteration; falsification; faking
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
underpopulated area; lightly-populated area
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such