noun / adjectival noun:

• peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful - four character idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel; to get big returns on a small investment - idiom

noun:

• photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions ➜ カメコ

noun / ~する noun:

• put heads together and confer; convene and discuss; go into a huddle (over) - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to bide one's time; to wait until the time is ripe ➜ 満を持する

noun / ~する noun:

• jealousy and enmity; being jealous of and at odds with (each other) - four character idiom

noun:

• government and people; those in and out of the court or government; the entire nation

noun:

• rise and fall; fluctuations; ups and downs

noun:

• catch and release (fishing)

noun / ~する noun:

• complete and utter annihilation

noun:

• minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary

noun:

• America and Britain; American-British

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)

noun:

• wealth, rank, and arrogant splendor - four character idiom

noun:

• unpolished and uncut gem - obscure term ➜ 粗玉

noun / adjectival noun:

• illiterate and ignorant - four character idiom

noun:

• picking herbs and wildflowers (esp. early spring)

noun:

• Central and Eastern Europe

noun:

• scoring position, with runners on second and-or third base - Baseball term

adjectival noun / noun:

• quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble

noun:

• type of fast military boat used from the Warring states period until the Edo period - archaism

adjectival noun / noun:

• retired and quiet; secluded

noun / ~する noun / ~と adverb:

• (the impression of being) soft and flexible - onomatopoeia

noun:

• fishes and birds