expression:

• Good and evil are but two faces of the same coin - four character idiom - Buddhism term

noun:

• oligosaccharide (sugar polymer containg several but not many component simple sugars) ➜ オリゴ糖

noun:

• traditional Japanese alcohol (primarily sake, but also shochu and fruit wine) ➜ 日本酒

noun / ~の noun:

• set; suit; uniform collection; matching items

suffix noun:

• entirely; all; every one; nothing but - Often as ぞろい

adverb:

• with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...

expression:

• one may well say so, but ...; even more than

expression:

• twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight) ➜ 逢う魔が時

expression:

• It's not much, but...; phrase used when giving gifts - polite language

noun:

• mercy killing (euthanasia performed to end someone's suffering, but without consent) ➜ 安楽死

noun:

• criminal conspiracy (participation in the planning a crime, but not its execution)

noun:

• obi that is not tied but merely wrapped around the body

expression:

• things that look similar but are completely different; geta and grilled miso [literal] - idiom

expression / noun:

• couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship

ichidan verb:

• to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

expression:

• we were all beginners once; never lose your humility; don't let success get to your head; don't forget where you came from - proverb

noun:

• being inseparable as a form and its shadow; a person's deed mirrors the good or evil of his mind; husband and wife being never apart - four character idiom

noun:

• oligosaccharide (sugar polymer containing several but not many component simple sugars) - Chemistry term

noun:

• hog (esp. a wild boar, but also including the domesticated pig) - archaism

expression:

• zombie businesses (firms that would have failed but for government intervention)

noun:

• barracks; cantonment
• temporary lodging with roof but no walls (esp. for military exercises) - orig. meaning

expression:

• there's but a fine line between genius and insanity - proverb

expression:

• a wise man changes his mind, a fool never; the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances - proverb ➜ 君子豹変【くんしひょうへん】
• the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor - proverb - colloquialism

conjunction:

• after all; because - colloquialism
• but - colloquialism

particle:

• even
• too; as well; also
• they say; I hear; you mean

noun:

• quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable) - Linguistics term ➜ 同義語

noun:

• quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable) - Linguistics term