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二律背反☆【にりつはいはんniritsuhaihan】

noun:

  • antinomy; self-contradiction - four character idiom
  • either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives - colloquialism
日進月歩☆【にっしんげっぽnisshingeppo】

noun / ~の noun:

  • steady progress; rapid advance - four character idiom

インターネットINTAANETTOのnoテクノロジーTEKUNOROJIIはha日進月歩nisshingeppo、いやiya、秒進分歩byoushinbunfuでde進歩shinpoしているshiteiru。 Day by day and month by month, Internet technology is growing. Actually, make that second by second and minute by minute.

年中行事☆【ねんちゅうぎょうじnenchuugyouji・ねんじゅうぎょうじnenjuugyouji・ねんぢゅうぎょうじnenjuugyouji】

noun:

  • annual function; annual event - four character idiom
薄利多売☆【はくりたばいhakuritabai】

noun:

  • small profits and quick returns - four character idiom
半信半疑☆【はんしんはんぎhanshinhangi】

noun / ~の noun:

  • half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous - four character idiom

ああaa、オレOREもmo実際jissai、こうしてkoushite目の当たりmanoatariにniするsuruまでmadeはha半信半疑hanshinhangiだったdattaがga・・・。 Yes, truthfully, until it was right in front of me like this, I half-doubted it ...

半身不随☆【はんしんふずいhanshinfuzui】

noun / ~の noun:

  • hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body) - four character idiom

彼kareはha半身不随hanshinfuzuiですdesu。 He is paralyzed down one side.

反面教師☆【はんめんきょうしhanmenkyoushi】

noun:

  • bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example - four character idiom
百家争鳴☆【ひゃっかそうめいhyakkasoumei】

noun:

  • Let a hundred schools of thought contend - four character idiom
百人一首☆【ひゃくにんいっしゅhyakunin'isshu】

noun:

  • 100 poems by 100 famous poets; (playing) cards of one hundred famous poems - four character idiom
不可抗力☆【ふかこうりょくfukakouryoku】

noun / ~の noun:

  • act of God; irresistible force; inevitability - four character idiom
  • force majeure; vis major - Law term
不可思議☆【ふかしぎfukashigi】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • mystery; something inexplicable; wonder; miracle - four character idiom ➜ 不思議
  • unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities)

numeric:

  • 10^64 (or 10^80)
不眠不休☆【ふみんふきゅうfuminfukyuu】

noun:

  • without sleep or rest; day and night - four character idiom

父chichiはha不眠不休fuminfukyuuでde働いたhataraita。 My father worked hard night and day.

傍若無人☆【ぼうじゃくぶじんboujakubujin】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

  • arrogance; audacity; (behaving) outrageously as though there were no one around; insolence; defiance; overbearing - four character idiom

傍若無人boujakubujinのnoふるまいfurumaiだdaねne。 They are cutting loose.

無我夢中☆【むがむちゅうmugamuchuu】

noun / ~の noun:

  • being absorbed in; losing oneself in - four character idiom

私watashiはha無我夢中mugamuchuuでde部屋heyaをwo飛び出したtobidashita。 I ran out of the room without knowing what I was doing.

無理心中☆【むりしんじゅうmurishinjuu】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • forced double suicide - four character idiom
無理難題☆【むりなんだいmurinandai】

noun:

  • unreasonable demand - four character idiom
門外不出☆【もんがいふしゅつmongaifushutsu】

noun / ~の noun:

  • (treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises - four character idiom
悠々自適☆【ゆうゆうじてきyuuyuujiteki】悠悠自適 Inflection

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

  • living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate - four character idiom
有名無実☆【ゆうめいむじつyuumeimujitsu】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

  • in name but not in reality - four character idiom
臨機応変☆【りんきおうへんrinkiouhen】 Inflection

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

  • adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach - four character idiom

何かnanika実際にjissaini起こればokoreba、私watashiはha臨機応変rinkiouhenにniやるyaruだけdakeだda。 If something does happen, I'll just play it by ear.

冷却期間☆【れいきゃくきかんreikyakukikan】

noun:

  • cooling-off period - four character idiom
一獲千金☆【いっかくせんきんikkakusenkin】一攫千金

noun / ~の noun:

  • getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke - four character idiom

多くookuのno人hitoがga一攫千金ikkakusenkinをwo夢見てyumemite宝くじtakarakujiをwo買うkau。 Many people buy lottery tickets with the dream of immediately becoming wealthy.

三三五五【さんさんごごsansangogo】三々五々☆

adverb:

  • in groups of twos and threes; in small groups - four character idiom

客kyakuはha三々五々sansangogo到着touchakuしたshita。 Guests arrived by twos and threes.

出処進退☆【しゅっしょしんたいshusshoshintai】出所進退

noun:

  • advancing and retreating; appearance and disappearance; one's daily activities; one's course of action; one's attitude - four character idiom

出処進退shusshoshintaiのno潔isagiyoさsaをwoわきまえているwakimaeteiru、とto彼kareはha言っているitteiruけれどkeredo、いざとなったら,izatonattaraどうdouだかdakaねne。 He always talks as though he knows how to handle himself but you never know how he'll act when the chips are down.

戦々恐々☆【せんせんきょうきょうsensenkyoukyou】戦戦恐恐・戦々兢々・戦戦兢兢 Inflection

adjectival noun / ~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

  • trembling with fear; filled with trepidation - four character idiom
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