noun:

• reading and meaning of a kanji

noun:

• national interests and the people's welfare - four character idiom

noun:

• (Japanese) Darby and Joan dolls ➜ 高砂・高砂の松

noun:

• Japanese ko-so-a-do demonstratives (e.g. pronouns: kore, sore, are, dore) - Linguistics term

noun / ~する noun:

• visiting and meeting somebody (of higher status) - humble language - archaism

noun:

• friendly relations between Japan and Israel

noun / ~する noun:

• considering and examining; pondering and investigating - archaism

noun:

• home and country
• state; country
• home town

noun / ~の noun:

• House of Representatives and House of Councillors; both houses of the Diet ➜ 衆参両院【しゅうさんりょういん】

noun:

• losing weight and becoming bony because of grief - four character idiom

conjunction / particle:

• and yet; though; when; in spite of ➜ くせに

godan ~る verb:

• to push and push; to keep pushing to the end

noun:

• sore loser stubbornly refusing to admit being wrong and adhering to the far-fetched argument - four character idiom

noun:

• fleeting nature of riches and honour (honor) - four character idiom

noun:

• tail and fins
• embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration

expression:

• spare the rod and spoil the child; if you love your children, send them out into the world [literal] - proverb

noun:

• shabby clothes and an old hat - four character idiom

noun:

• gods of heaven and earth - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• praise and censure; criticism

noun:

• one of the accent patterns of Japanese words, with a rising and then falling pitch

noun:

• red blossoms and green willows; beautiful scenery of spring; natural beauty; beauty of nature - four character idiom

noun:

• competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools ➜ 受験

noun:

• duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings - four character idiom

noun:

• firm and solid; sturdy and indestructible; unshakable; adamantine - four character idiom

noun:

• middle and advanced age