bureau director; office chief
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
etc.; et cetera; and so on
the positive and the negative; yin and yang
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
what's what; heads or tails
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
striking effect (e.g. of a remedy); dramatic results; special effect; special effects; SFX
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
famous sword; excellent sword
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
like a decent person; human
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
sweet voice; seductive voice
to droop; to hang down; to weep
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
refinement; elegance; grace
depravity; corruption; degradation
has reached its limit; has reached its peak