Results, #idiom

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ちえぶくろchiebukuro

noun:

  • fount of knowledge; the smart one (of a group of people); brains - idiom
  • bag full of wisdom; bag containing all the world's wisdom
がいこうじれいgaikoujirei

noun / ~の noun:

  • diplomatic turn of phrase; diplomatic language; tactful way of expressing something - four character idiom

それsoreha外交辞令gaikoujireida Those words are mere diplomatic niceties.

ぎょふのりgyofunoriぎょほのりgyohonori

expression / noun:

じだいかんかくjidaikankaku

noun:

  • sensitivity to the times; sense of the times - four character idiom
じけんきしゃjikenkisha

noun:

  • police reporter - four character idiom
いきのねikinone

expression / noun:

  • life - idiom

彼女kanojohakareno息の根ikinonewo止めtometa She choked him.

ふこくきょうへいfukokukyouhei

noun:

  • wealth and military strength of a country; "rich country, strong army": a slogan from the Meiji era referring to the government's goals for the country - four character idiom
しょくむしつもんshokumushitsumon Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • police questioning - four character idiom
りっしんしゅっせrisshinshusse Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • success in life - four character idiom

kareha立身出世risshinshussenoためにtameni大変なtaihenna努力doryokuwoしたshita He made great efforts to succeed in life.

たちいふるまいtachiifurumai

noun:

  • movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners; demeanor - four character idiom
ふしょうふずいfushoufuzui

noun:

  • a wife should do her husband's bidding - four character idiom
こぐんふんとうkogunfuntou Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • fighting alone - four character idiom

孤軍奮闘kogunfuntouしたshitaけれどkeredo衆寡shuukatekiせずsezu彼のkarenoビジネスプランBIJINESUPURANha受け入れられなかったukeirerarenakattayo He put up a brave and lone struggle, but up against such heavy odds he couldn't get his business plan accepted.

きせいがいねんkiseigainen

noun:

  • stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion - four character idiom

既成概念kiseigainenwo壊そうkowasou Let's break stereotypes!

じばさんぎょうjibasangyou

noun:

  • local (silverware) industry (of the town) - four character idiom

江戸時代edojidaini各藩kakuhanno奨励shoureisakuによってniyotte全国zenkoku各地kakuchini地場産業jibasangyouga興ったokotta Local industry flourished throughout the land in the Edo period thanks to the promotional efforts by each clan.

あうんのこきゅうaunnokokyuu

expression / noun:

  • the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat - idiom
じゃじゃうまjajauma

noun:

  • restive horse
  • unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy - idiom
トップランナーTOPPURANNAAトップ・ランナーTOPPU/RANNAA

noun:

  • first runner (in a relay race)
  • top-class runner
  • vanguard (of a person); front line; cutting edge - idiom
  • top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)
メスをいれるMESUwoireru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on
  • to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope - idiom
あびきょうかんabikyoukan

noun:

  • agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells - four character idiom
あゆついしょうayutsuishou Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • excessive flattery; adulation - four character idiom
あくいんあっかakuin'akka

noun:

  • sowing and reaping evil - four character idiom
いたずらこぞうitazurakozou

noun:

  • mischievous boy - four character idiom
いたずらぼうずitazurabouzu

noun:

  • mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids - four character idiom

madoガラスGARASUwo割ったwattaいたずら坊主itazurabouzuhaだれdareda Who's the naughty boy that broke the window?

あくぎゃくむどうakugyakumudouあくぎゃくぶどうakugyakubudou Inflection

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

  • treacherous; heinous; treasonous; atrocious - four character idiom
あっこうぞうごんakkouzougon

noun:

  • all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words) - four character idiom

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