noun / adjectival noun:

• stubborn and short-tempered - four character idiom

noun:

• the dots of i's and the crosses of t's; (not neglecting) the slightest details - four character idiom ➜ 一点一画もおろそかにしない

adjectival noun / adverbial noun / noun:

• one cup after another; cup by cup - four character idiom
• to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; the best one can do; breaking even - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game - four character idiom

noun:

• success on the first try (attempt) - four character idiom

expression:

• Just a short note to tell you ...; This will just be a short note - set formula of greeting used by a man at the beginning of a brief note - male language - four character idiom

noun:

• a life given up to pleasure; pleasure-seeking lifestyle - four character idiom

noun:

• rusticity; provincialism - four character idiom

noun:

• provincial (country) millionaire - four character idiom

noun:

• the barbarians beyond the borders of old China - four character idiom

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• awe-inspiring; majestic; commanding; stately; with an imposing air; in a stately (dignified) manner - archaism - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• feelings of dread and aversion - four character idiom

noun:

• strange stories and curious tales - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• repeated reading; close (careful) reading; careful perusal - four character idiom

~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• full of zeal; highly motivated; very eager - four character idiom

noun:

• strange-looking creatures; spirits and goblins - four character idiom

noun:

• cause and effect; karma; retribution; an evil cause producing an evil effect - four character idiom

noun:

• the swiftness of retributive justice - four character idiom

noun:

• post-retirement job; work done by a retired person where earning an income is not a primary concern - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• polite and courteous - four character idiom

noun:

• evil heresies - four character idiom

noun:

• conventional morality (morals) - four character idiom

noun:

• a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• (creating) a cover-up - four character idiom

noun:

• the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology - four character idiom