house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
fox with supernatural powers
heavenly immortal (in Taoism)
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
semi-transparent; translucent
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)