noun:

• artistic and literary circles

noun / suffix noun:

• fish, meat, vegetables, etc. pickled in kōji and salt; food pickled in malted rice ➜ 麹【こうじ】

noun:

• changing one's attitude or conduct and making a new start; turning over a new leaf

noun:

• joint and several liability; each individual being responsible for the payment of his share of the purchase price, expense, etc. - four character idiom

noun:

• sharpener (of swords) and polisher (of mirrors)

noun / ~の noun:

• Japan and Britain; Japanese-English; Anglo-Japanese ➜ 英日

noun / ~する noun:

• self-control and close application; self-denial and diligent devotion - four character idiom

noun:

• person collapsed and dying (dead) in the street

noun:

• the Seven Misfortunes and Eight Pains - four character idiom - Buddhism term
• a series of disasters

noun:

• fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories - abbreviation ➜ お姉系ギャル

noun:

• burial mound for severed noses and ears - archaism ➜ 耳塚

noun:

• alignment with the Western powers of America and Europe

expression:

• accommodation facilities for disabled and aged people, with care provided

noun:

• this and that; such and such

noun:

• left-and-right pair; symmetrical pair - four character idiom

noun:

• mixture of boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup - Food term

noun:

• red and black lacquered sake cask with horn-like handles, used for ceremonies ➜ 酒樽

noun:

• building where one keeps oxcarts and other conveyances inside a private estate
• resting area for one's oxcart, wagon, etc.

noun:

• running, hitting and fielding

noun:

• discrimination between right and wrong; distinction between good and bad ➜ 正邪の区別

noun:

• advantages and disadvantages; gain some, lose some - four character idiom

noun:

• illegal arrest and imprisonment resulting in death or bodily injury

expression:

• his faults are few, but so are his virtues - proverb

noun:

• crossed fingers and word said to call someone to be avoided as 'dirty' - children's language

~する noun:

• to cross one's fingers (to ward off 'dirt')

noun / ~する noun:

• turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes - four character idiom