noun:

• interval between the waves; gap between waves

expression / ichidan verb:

• to distinguish between; to tell the difference between

noun:

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

noun:

• Shangdi; supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion
• God (in Christianity)
• Shakra; Indra; king of heaven in Hindu mythology - Buddhism term ➜ 帝釈天【たいしゃくてん】

noun:

• fight in which things are thrown at each other (e.g. pie fight)
• pitching duel - Baseball term

noun / ~する noun:

• intermission during a performance (e.g. variety show, play, sumo, etc.)
• temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance, during which time they change costumes, etc.)

noun:

• disparity (of income, pensions, etc.) between public and private employees - four character idiom

noun:

• framing (e.g. a picture)
• flaming; hostile and insulting interaction between persons over the internet

expression:

• there must be a clear distinction between the upper and lower classes; even new shoes must not be worn on the head [literal] - proverb

noun:

• the (fast) pace at which life passes, and thus the nearness of death; promptitude of the changes of the times - four character idiom

noun:

• the "three noes principle" of no drive (indolence), no interest (indifference), and no sense of responsibility (irresponsibility), the term describing the temperament of the Japanese youth of the 1970s - four character idiom

noun:

• Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; The Three Jewels; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns - Buddhism term ➜ 三宝【さんぼう】
• dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) - usually written using kana alone
• roller (any bird of family Coraciidae) - usually written using kana alone
• Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops) ➜ 声の仏法僧

noun / ~する noun:

• praying for the coming of a deity
• ceremonial transfer of a divided tutelary deity to a new location ➜ 分霊

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to have a consanguineous feud; to fight between family members; to have an internecine feud

noun:

• agency (government department between a ministry and a bureau under the ritsuryo system) ➜ 律令制

noun:

• contradictio in adjecto; contradiction between an adjective and the noun it modifies (wooden iron, hot ice, etc.)

noun:

• fight
• fighting spirit - abbreviation ➜ ファイティングスピリット

interjection:

• fight!; do your best; go for it; keep at it

noun / ~する noun:

• top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends

noun:

• upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people ［しょうか］

noun:

• being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

godan ~う verb:

• to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves

noun / ~する noun:

• waxing and waning of the moon; phase of the moon - Astronomy term ➜ 盈虧
• rising and falling (of fortune)

noun:

• distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to hold between; to grip with (from both sides); to nip; to catch (e.g. one's finger in a door)
• to put between; to sandwich between; to insert; to interpose; to interject
• to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.); to be across (a street, river, etc.); to have between each other

noun:

• Cod Wars (conflicts between the United Kingdom and Iceland regarding fishing rights (1958, 1971, 1975))

noun:

• top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down

noun / ~する noun:

• going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating
• going and coming back

noun:

• upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people
• first and second volumes