expression:

• expenses being higher than profits

noun / adjectival noun:

• the point of an argument being clearly stated; the tenor of an argument being well-reasoned - four character idiom

noun:

• being dyed

~と adverb / adverb / ~する noun:

• being moved (to tears); being touched (by); becoming sentimental - onomatopoeia

~と adverb / adverb:

• (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.) - onomatopoeia

~と adverb / adverb / ~する noun:

• becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• pair of persons (especially a married couple) being intimate and harmonious; being happily married - four character idiom ➜ 琴瑟相和す

noun:

• being unable to make up one's mind; sitting on the fence - four character idiom ➜ 首鼠

expression:

• ... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected (from ...)

noun / adjectival noun:

• being smooth, free and easy; refined and unconventional - four character idiom

noun:

• earnest prayers being answered; realization of one's earnest wishes - four character idiom

noun:

• being unable to read the situation; being unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation - from the initials of 空気（が）読めない - abbreviation ➜ 空気が読めない

noun / ~する noun:

• being startled - archaism

expression:

• being the same thing (as); being indistinguishable (from) - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• being struck by lightning; torpedo attack

noun:

• being something of an artist; having something of the artist in one - four character idiom

expression:

• dignified without being overbearing; being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle ➜ 威ありて猛からず【いありてたけからず】

noun / ~する noun:

• being alive; living

noun:

• in the process of being repaired; during repairs

noun:

• being of one mind; acting in one accord; behaving in perfect harmony - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• being choked with tears ➜ 咽び泣く

noun:

• facts being beyond dispute; logic being indisputable - four character idiom

expression:

• being bold and courageous, but also careful and meticulous - four character idiom

noun:

• being fat; fat person

noun:

• being left out; being excluded; being ostracized - perhaps an abbr. of 省き - colloquialism ➜ 省く

noun:

• being proud and self-willed

noun:

• being unable to see the (harvest) moon because of rain - archaism
• fifth lunar month ➜ 皐月