expression:

• better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know - proverb

noun:

• both extremities ➜ 両極端
• North and South Poles
• positive and negative poles

noun:

• sending and receiving; transception

~する noun:

• to transceive; to send and receive

noun:

• loveliness; charm; allure; beauty
• colour and scent; color and scent

noun:

• half asleep and half awake; trance
• dream and reality

adverb / ~の noun:

• equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck

noun / adjectival noun:

• free and easy; frank, easy, and openhearted; sophisticatedly refined - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• self-control and close application; self-denial and diligent devotion - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• timid and evasive (person); timid and makeshift (approach, measure, etc.) - four character idiom

noun:

• regret and sympathy; having lingering attachment and sympathy toward someone - four character idiom

noun:

• humans and animals; humans and beasts
• beast in human form ➜ 人面獣心

noun:

• benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings - four character idiom - Buddhism term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to embarrass oneself
• to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku) - orig. meaning

noun:

• whole year; all year round; throughout the year

adverb:

• always; all the time; perpetually ［ねんじゅう・ねんぢゅう］

noun:

• during an era
• middle class (of a nursery school, etc.) ［ねんちゅう］

noun:

• Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public
• (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; rostrum - colloquialism
• dancing platform (in a disco) - slang

noun / suffix noun:

• lesson
• section (in an organization); division; department

counter:

• counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

noun / suffix noun:

• storey; story; floor

noun:

• stairs ➜ 階【きざはし】

noun / suffix noun:

• stage (in chronostratigraphy)

counter:

• counter for storeys and floors of a building

expression:

• one who experiences a chronic ailment takes better care of his health and lives longer - four character idiom

noun:

• white sand and green pines; beautiful stretch of sandy beach dotted with pine trees - four character idiom

noun:

• undulating melodic ornamentation or embellishment, esp. in folk and popular songs
• unit of timber measurement

noun:

• Clusiaceae; Guttiferae; family of plants including St. John's worts and mangosteens

noun:

• seasoning of grated daikon with soy and vinegar, usually for fish or vegetables - Food term

noun:

• mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.

noun:

• Sunni Triangle (area of Iraq bounded by Baghdad, Ramadi and Tikrit)

noun:

• thin, dried strips of daikon soaked in vinegar and other flavorings