noun:

• blending of the classical and colloquial styles - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• suddenly turning for the worse; sudden deterioration - four character idiom

noun:

• stalled session of the Diet (Japanese Parliament) - four character idiom

expression:

• The young should be regarded with respect - four character idiom

noun:

• match held in front of the Emperor - Sumo term

noun:

• argument as to (about) the authenticity (of...) - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• persuasiveness; skilled in the art of persuasion - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• peerless (unparalleled, matchless, unequaled) in the country - four character idiom

noun / adverbial noun:

• the whole world; throughout heaven and earth - four character idiom

noun:

• game held with the Emperor in attendance

noun:

• living in seclusion; retired from the world - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• worldwide; common to the whole world; universal - four character idiom

noun:

• all the officials, both military and civil - four character idiom

noun:

• in and around the city of Kyoto - four character idiom

expression:

• jokingly; in the form of a joke

noun:

• gardening; puttering around in the garden

adjectival noun:

• insane; mad; crazy; light in the head

noun:

• the "thirty-percent autonomy" of local governments

noun:

• the large number of temples in Kyoto - four character idiom

noun:

• Cupressaceae; family comprising the cypresses

noun:

• the soft sciences (social science, humanities, etc.) ➜ 文学

noun:

• Ark of the Covenant (Judaism)
• tabernacle (Catholicism)

noun:

• Tungus (Tungusic-speaking people, esp. the Evenki)

noun:

• late attendance (e.g. at the office)

noun:

• mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress