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同姓同名【どうせいどうめいdouseidoumei】: ~の noun:
(having) same family and personal name - four character idiom
手のもの【てのものtenomono】手の物: noun:
one's own thing; thing held in one's hand(s)
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point - idiom ➜ お手の物; 彼kare はha スペイン語SUPEINgo がga 話せるhanaseru、ましてやmashiteya 英語eigo はha おo手のものtenomonoだda。 He can speak some Spanish, much more English.
事実関係【じじつかんけいjijitsukankei】: noun:
all facts (of a case) - four character idiom
政権交代【せいけんこうたいseikenkoutai】: noun:
change of government; regime change - four character idiom
政治生命【せいじせいめいseijiseimei】: noun:
political life - four character idiom
政治不信【せいじふしんseijifushin】: noun:
distrust of politics; political uncertainty - four character idiom
整理統合【せいりとうごうseiritougou】: noun:
consolidation - four character idiom
対立関係【たいりつかんけいtairitsukankei】: noun:
antagonism - four character idiom; そのsono 争いarasoi のno 根源kongen はha二国間の二kokukanno対立関係tairitsukankeiにni あるaru。 The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two countries.
粉飾決算【ふんしょくけっさんfunshokukessan】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
fraudulent accounting; window-dressing settlement of accounts; creative accounting - four character idiom
無罪放免【むざいほうめんmuzaihoumen】: noun:
acquittal - four character idiom; 被告hikoku はha無罪放免muzaihoumenになったninatta。 The accused was absolved from the crime.
臨戦態勢【りんせんたいせいrinsentaisei】: noun:
war preparation - four character idiom
労使交渉【ろうしこうしょうroushikoushou】: noun:
labor-management negotiation; labour-management negotiation - four character idiom
四当五落【よんとうごらくyontougoraku】４当５落: expression:
sleep four hours and pass, sleep five hours and fail (when cramming for university entrance exams) - four character idiom
昔取った杵柄【むかしとったきねづかmukashitottakinezuka】昔とった杵柄: expression / noun:
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past - idiom
寝耳に水【ねみみにみずnemiminimizu】: expression / noun:
bolt from the blue; great surprise - idiom; そのsono 知らせshirase はha 全くmattaku寝耳に水nemiminimizuだったdatta。 The news hit me like a bolt from the blue.
踏んだり蹴ったり【ふんだりけったりfundarikettari】: expression:
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury - idiom
泰山北斗【たいざんほくとtaizanhokuto】: noun:
a great authority - four character idiom
背水の陣【はいすいのじんhaisuinojin】: expression:
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing - idiom
風林火山【ふうりんかざんfuurinkazan】: expression:
as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain - four character idiom
借金で首が回らない【しゃっきんでくびがまわらないshakkindekubigamawaranai】借金で首がまわらない: expression:
deep in debt - idiom
さじを投げる【さじをなげるsajiwonageru】匙を投げる Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel - idiom
一極集中【いっきょくしゅうちゅうikkyokushuuchuu】: noun:
heavy concentration; overconcentration - four character idiom
ないよりはましnaiyorihamashi《無いよりはまし・ないよりは増し・無いよりは増し》ないよりましnaiyorimashi《無いよりまし・ないより増し・無いより増し》: expression:
better than a poke in the eye; better than none at all; better than nothing - idiom
天下太平【てんかたいへいtenkataihei】天下泰平 Inflection: noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world - four character idiom; 日本nippon はha 一見ikken天下泰平tenkataiheiだda がga、実はjitsuha いろいろなiroirona 根深いnebukai 問題mondai をwo 抱えているkakaeteiru。 Japan may appear to be peaceful and tranquil on the surface but the fact is that there are a lot of deep-rooted problems.
満員御礼【まんいんおんれいman'in'onrei】: noun:
banners of thanks for the full house (in sumo tournaments, soccer matches, concerts, etc.) - four character idiom

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