noun / ~する noun:

• conservatives and reformists being neck and neck; balanced conservative and progressive strengths - four character idiom

noun:

• Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (United Nations, 1948)

noun:

• self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I

noun:

• Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

expression:

• thank you for all your hard work

noun:

• fruits and vegetables

noun:

• sacred sword and jewels

noun:

• carriage beautifully decorated with gold, silver, gems, etc., for use by Heian era nobles at festivals and like activities

expression / noun:

• strongly and repeatedly urging (demanding, requesting, pressing)

expression:

• the difference between truth and fiction in art being very subtle; Art abides in a realm that is neither truth nor fiction - four character idiom

~と adverb / ~たる adjective:

• bright, clear and reverberate

expression / noun:

• before and after (e.g. photos) - From English "before after"

noun:

• every single word and phrase; word by word - four character idiom

expression:

• those who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion; a honeyed tongue with a heart of gall - archaism ➜ 巧言令色

expression:

• all take and no give; rip-off

noun:

• government post and court rank ➜ 官職・爵位

noun:

• pavilion housing the emperor's bathing quarters and dressing chamber (in Heian Palace) ➜ 十七殿

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer

noun:

• the five Ws and one H (who, what, when, where, why and how)

noun:

• Japanese sweets made with glutinous rice and azuki bean paste

noun:

• medium and small nations

noun:

• guardian deity of pregnant women, newborn babies and one's birthplace

noun:

• pointing and calling (occupational safety method) ➜ 指差し確認

noun:

• principle of being fair and just; fair and unbiased policy (unbiassed)

noun:

• three and a half lines