to seize the power of a country by winning a civil war / to become eminent (in one's area of expertise)

(idiomatic) to have one's attention attracted

(literally) to hold someone's hand (grasp someone's hand) / (idiomatic) to hold someone's hand (guide somebody)

bamboo cutter

"to take heat": to warm oneself up

chopsticks used for serving food

an alchemist (one who practices alchemy)

professional cook, chef, especially a licensed chef

a practitioner of 陰陽道 (onmyōdō, “esoteric cosmology based on Chinese philosophy and traditional Japanese occult practices”)

(historical) under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, a position in the 陰陽寮 (On'yōryō) who specialized in Chinese-influenced astrology, cosmology, divination, and other occult practices