noun / ~する noun:

• prosperity and decay; prosperity and decline; rise and fall; ups and downs; ebb and flow; waxing and waning

noun:

• plan B; alternative plan

noun / ~する noun:

• striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt

noun:

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

noun:

• cheap wines and unpalatable dishes (a modest (self-deprecating) way of offering a meal to a guest) - four character idiom

noun:

• talented man and a beautiful woman; well-matched pair; wit and beauty - four character idiom

noun:

• apartment with one bedroom and a combined dining room and kitchen ➜ ＤＫ【ディーケー】

expression:

• tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them - proverb

expression:

• most thrilling relationships for a man (another man's wife, a maidservant, a mistress, a prostitute, and finally his own wife)

noun / ~する noun:

• put heads together and confer; convene and discuss; go into a huddle (over) - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• put heads together and confer; convene and discuss; go into a huddle (over) - four character idiom

noun:

• health and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster - four character idiom

noun:

• mamba (snake of the genus Dendroaspis)
• yamanba; manba; girl or young woman adhering to a fashion trend often characterized by extremely gaudy and colourful facial make up, heavily tanned skin and hair dyed in a bright hue - abbreviation ➜ ヤマンバ

noun:

• health and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster - obscure term - four character idiom ➜ 息災延命

noun / ~する noun:

• stripping a samurai of clothes and swords and exiling him naked (Edo period punishment)

noun:

• difficult, dirty, and dangerous (work) - from きつい・汚い・危険
• apartment with three bedrooms and a kitchen

expression / noun:

• cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2 in the morning and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death ➜ 丑の刻参り

noun:

• cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2 in the morning and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

noun:

• decreasing birthrate and aging population; aging population combined with the diminishing number of children; declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people; dwindling birthrate and an aging population; low birthrate and longevity ➜ 少子化・高齢化

noun:

• incarcerating a criminal in a temple as a form of punishment (popular during the latter Muromachi and Azuchi-Momoyama periods) - obscure term ➜ 寺入り

noun:

• Kintaro; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength - childhood name of late-Heian warrior Sakata no Kintoki
• Kintaro doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron)
• diamond-shaped apron

expression:

• paper lanterns and temple bells (esp. as an example of two things looking similar on the outside, but of a completely different nature); (like) chalk and cheese; you can't judge a book by its cover - obscure term ➜ 月と鼈【つきとすっぽん】

noun:

• oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice
• sexual relationship with both a mother and daughter - vulgar - slang

expression:

• you cannot excuse a bad deed with a petty act of benevolence; steal a pig and give the feet for alms [literal] - proverb

expression:

• sharp eyes and ears used for collecting information far and wide; having the acumen and shrewd discernment gained by widely-collected information; being well-versed on a subject; books which broaden our knowledge - four character idiom