荊冠[keikan] crown of thorns
荊妻[keisai] my wife (lit: thorn spouse)
荊棘[odoro] briars

荊棘[keikyoku] wild rose
荊棘線[barasen] barbed wire
蔓荊[hamagou] beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia)

比律賓[firippin] Philippines
佳賓[kahin] good guest
貴賓[kihin] noble visitor
迎賓館[geihinkan] reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries)
国賓[kokuhin] state guest

主賓[shuhin] main guest
正賓[seihin] guest of honor
来賓[raihin] guest
来賓席[raihinseki] visitor's seats
賓客[hinkyaku] guest of honour