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

expression:

• Life and death are the two faces of the same coin - four character idiom

noun:

• great compassion and mercy - four character idiom

noun:

• the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state - four character idiom

noun:

• joint work (art, music, etc.)

noun:

• young women completely outfitted in Chanel clothing and accessories - From English "Chaneler"

noun:

• salad of fish and vegetables, dressed with crushed mustard leaves and greens seasoned with sake lees, miso and vinegar - Food term

noun:

• plant and equipment; production facilities; manufacturing equipment

godan -いく／-ゆく verb (spec.):

• to go out and away; to leave - い may be dropped, particularly in plain or rough language

~の noun:

• national and public

noun:

• gin and tonic

noun:

• shield and halberd; fighting; war

noun:

• happiness and good fortune

noun / ~する noun:

• use and application ➜ 利用・活用

noun:

• the many and the few

noun:

• having only tiles of one suit and not having called any tiles (yaku); having only tiles of one suit and a concealed hand - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ メンゼン・清一色