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弱肉強食^☆【じゃくにくきょうしょくjakunikukyoushoku】: noun:
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; the weak are meat the strong do eat [literal] - four character idiom; 弱肉強食jakunikukyoushoku。 The weak are food for the strong.
手練手管^☆【てれんてくだterentekuda】: noun:
wiles; art of coaxing - four character idiom
十人十色^☆【じゅうにんといろjuunintoiro】: noun:
several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks - colloquialism - four character idiom; 十人十色juunintoiro。 Ask ten people, get ten answers.
縦横無尽^☆【じゅうおうむじんjuuoumujin】 Inflection: adjectival noun / noun:
freely; right and left; as one pleases - four character idiom
順風満帆^☆【じゅんぷうまんぱんjunpuumanpan・じゅんぷうまんぽjunpuumanpo^irr.】: noun:
smooth sailing - four character idiom
上昇気流^☆【じょうしょうきりゅうjoushoukiryuu】: noun:
ascending air current; updraft - four character idiom
upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
情状酌量^☆【じょうじょうしゃくりょうjoujoushakuryou】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration - four character idiom; 男otoko はha情状酌量joujoushakuryouをwo 求めたmotometa がga、犯したokashita 罪tsumi に対してnitaishite２０年nen のno 懲役刑chouekikei がga 言い渡されたiiwatasareta。 The man pleaded for mercy, but he was sentenced to twenty years in prison for his crime.
真一文字^☆【まいちもんじmaichimonji】: noun / ~の noun:
straight; as the crow flies - four character idiom
生殺与奪^☆【せいさつよだつseisatsuyodatsu】: noun:
(having) life-and-death power (over) - four character idiom; あのano ボスBOSU にni 俺ore たちtachi のno生殺与奪seisatsuyodatsuのno 権ken をwo 握られているnigirareteiru とはtoha ねne。悲しくkanashiku なっna ちゃうchau よyo。 I get depressed thinking that a guy like our boss can have ultimate power over us.
責任転嫁^☆【せきにんてんかsekinintenka】: noun:
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck - four character idiom
切磋琢磨^☆【せっさたくまsessatakuma】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
cultivating one's character by studying hard; diligent application - four character idiom
mutual encouragement (to improve) - four character idiom; 君のkimino 実力jitsuryoku ならnara 楽勝rakushou だda とto はha 思うomou がga、それsore にni 驕らずogorazu、まずmazuはha クラスKURASU のno みんなminna とto切磋琢磨sessatakumaしてshite いってitte 欲しいhoshii。 With your ability it should be a doddle, but please don't be prideful of that but first apply yourself dilligently with everyone in your class.
千差万別^☆【せんさばんべつsensabanbetsu・せんさまんべつsensamanbetsu】 Inflection: adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging - four character idiom; 一口hitokuchi にni 英会話eikaiwa 教材kyouzai とto いってitte もmo、千差万別sensabanbetsuだda。 They all get lumped together as English texts. But in fact these books are extremely varied and wide-ranging.
千載一遇^☆【せんざいいちぐうsenzaiichiguu】: noun:
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years - four character idiom; いよいよiyoiyo千載一遇senzaiichiguuのno チャンスCHANSU がga めぐってmegutte きたkita。 At last, a chance in a million arrived.
他山の石^☆【たざんのいしtazannoishi】: noun:
lesson learned from someone's else mistake; object lesson; food for thought; stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems) [literal] - idiom ➜ 他山の石以て玉を攻むべし; 他山の石tazannoishiとするtosuru。 The fault of another is a good teacher.
多種多様^☆【たしゅたようtashutayou】 Inflection: adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:
a great variety of; diversity - four character idiom; そのsono 会合kaigou にni 集まったatsumatta 人たちhitotachi はha多種多様tashutayouだったdatta。 A variety of people gathered at the meeting.
第一印象^☆【だいいちいんしょうdaiichiinshou】: noun:
first impression - four character idiom
単刀直入^☆【たんとうちょくにゅうtantouchokunyuu】短刀直入^irr. Inflection: adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct - four character idiom; 僕boku はha 彼kare にni単刀直入tantouchokunyuuにni 尋ねたtazuneta よyo。 I asked him point-blank.
朝令暮改^☆【ちょうれいぼかいchoureibokai】: noun:
an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles - four character idiom; うちのuchino 上司joushi ときたらtokitara、朝令暮改choureibokaiなんだnanda からkara、仕事shigoto がga ちっともchittomo 進まないsusumanai よyo。 When it comes to my supervisor, he's very inconsistent, so we never get any work done.
適材適所^☆【てきざいてきしょtekizaitekisho】: expression / noun:
the right person in the right place - four character idiom; 適材適所tekizaitekisho。あいつaitsu はha コンピューターKONPYUUTAA をwo いじくっていたijikutteita 方hou がga 生き生きikiiki しているshiteiru よyo なna。 He's definitely the right guy for the job. Let him fiddle with a computer and he perks right up.
天下一品^☆【てんかいっぴんtenkaippin】: noun:
best article under heaven; peerless - four character idiom; これkore はha天下一品tenkaippinだda。 This is the best thing on earth.
天変地異^☆【てんぺんちいtenpenchii】: noun:
natural disaster; cataclysm - four character idiom; 戦争sensou はha 決してkesshite 地震jishin やya 津波tsunami のno ようyou なna天変地異tenpenchiiでde はha ないnai。何nani のno 音沙汰otosata もmo なくnaku 突然totsuzen やってくるyattekuru ものmono でde はha ないnai。 War is not a natural disaster like an earthquake or a tsunami. It does not come without warning.
東奔西走^☆【とうほんせいそうtouhonseisou】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest - four character idiom; 今日kyou はha 借金shakkin のno 工面kumen でde東奔西走touhonseisouしたshita。 I was on the go all day today looking for a loan.
独り相撲【ひとりずもうhitorizumou】一人相撲^☆: expression:
fighting (tilting at) windmills; working oneself up even though there really isn't anything to fight at - four character idiom
single-person mimicking a wrestling match
突っ込み^☆【つっこみtsukkomi】突っこみ・突込み: noun:
penetration; digging into something
(in comedy) straight man; retort; quip - usually written using kana alone ➜ 惚け【ぼけ】
sex; intercourse - idiom
内憂外患^☆【ないゆうがいかんnaiyuugaikan】: noun:
troubles both at home and abroad - four character idiom

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