noun / ~する noun:

• jealousy and enmity; being jealous of and at odds with (each other) - four character idiom

noun:

• meat and potato stew

noun:

• Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT - abbreviation ➜ 文部科学省

noun:

• birth, illness, old age and death - Buddhism term

noun:

• type of bed linen resembling a large beach towel and used to cover oneself in hot weather - From English "towel blanket"

adjectival noun:

• tall and steep
• severe and dignified; severe and cruel

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasising quiet simplicity and subdued refinement - four character idiom ➜ 侘寂

noun:

• large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.

noun / ~する noun:

• cutting and sewing

noun:

• Mondays and Fridays

noun:

• virtue and influence; virtue and authority

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 / ~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