noun:

• original and copy (of a document)
• principal and vice; chief and vice-chief

noun:

• widow and widower; lonely people

noun / ~する noun:

• ripening and turning yellow

noun:

• candle decorated with pictures, e.g. of colored birds and flowers

expression:

• three kinds of beneficial friends: straightforward, sincere, and well-informed ones (Confucius) - four character idiom Antonym: 損者三友【そんしゃさんゆう】

expression / adverb:

• both in name and reality; both in name and substance ➜ 名実相伴う

noun:

• this world (life) and the next; eternity - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• borrowing and reading

noun:

• man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family

noun:

• twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activites - obscure term ➜ 十二直

noun:

• discrimination of right and wrong; distinguishing between right and wrong - four character idiom

noun:

• classification of the sutras and their teachings - Buddhism term

noun:

• white powder (lead carbonate) used in the past as face pigment and used in paint more recently

noun:

• using mind, mouth and eyes to understand a book fully - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• shallow and unwise; superficial and thoughtless - four character idiom

noun:

• possessing worldly desires and passions - four character idiom

godan ~る verb:

• to ask for and receive

noun:

• light and flame

noun:

• strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried

noun:

• rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce ➜ 雑炊

noun:

• female assistant who scrubbed customers at public baths and also offered sexual services (Edo period) - archaism ➜ 湯女

noun:

• tea and cakes; refreshments

noun / ~する noun:

• entering and leaving hospital

noun:

• great and splendid land (Yamato word); excellent location; splendid place

noun:

• bride and groom