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旭日昇天【きょくじつしょうてんkyokujitsushouten】

noun:

  • full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun) (vigour); being in the ascendant - four character idiom
安心立命【あんしんりつめいanshinritsumei・あんじんりゅうめいanjinryuumei・あんじんりゅうみょうanjinryuumyou・あんじんりつめいanjinritsumei】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • spiritual peace and enlightenment; keeping an unperturbed mind through faith - four character idiom
安寧秩序【あんねいちつじょanneichitsujo】

noun:

  • peace and order; law and order - four character idiom
暗中模索【あんちゅうもさくanchuumosaku】暗中摸索 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues - four character idiom

現状genjouのno打開策dakaisakuをwo暗中模索anchuumosakuしているshiteiru。 We are groping for a way out of the present situation.

えこひいきekohiiki《依怙贔屓・えこ贔屓・依怙贔負・依估贔屓》 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun / ~する noun:

  • favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias - four character idiom
委細面談【いさいめんだんisaimendan】

expression:

  • details when I see you - four character idiom
意気阻喪【いきそそうikisosou】意気沮喪 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • depressed in spirits; rejection; disheartened; lacking nerve - four character idiom
意志薄弱【いしはくじゃくishihakujaku】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

  • weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute - four character idiom
意識不明【いしきふめいishikifumei】

noun / ~の noun:

  • unconscious; senseless - four character idiom

ときにはtokiniha、機械kikaiによってniyotte意識不明ishikifumeiのno人hitoがga何年間もmo呼吸kokyuuしshi続けるtsuzukeruことkotoもmoありますarimasu。 Sometimes machines can make an unconscious person breathe for years.

意馬心猿【いばしんえんibashin'en】

noun:

  • it is hard to keep one's worldly desires and passions in check - four character idiom - Buddhism term
意味深長【いみしんちょうimishinchou】意味慎重irr.・意味深重irr. Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting - four character idiom

彼女のkanojono態度taidoはha意味深長imishinchouだda。 She gave me a meaningful look.

一意専心【いちいせんしんichiisenshin】

adverbial noun / ~の noun:

  • single-mindedly; wholeheartedly; with one's heart and soul - four character idiom
一衣帯水【いちいたいすいichiitaisui】

noun:

  • (being separated only by a) narrow strip of water; narrow strait (channel, river) - four character idiom
一家団欒【いっかだんらんikkadanran】

noun:

  • happy family get-together - four character idiom

チャブ台CHABUdaiをwo囲んでkakonde一家団欒ikkadanranしているshiteiru。 The family is sitting in a happy circle around the dining table.

一期一会【いちごいちえichigoichie】

noun:

  • once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such) - four character idiom

あの人anohitoとto巡り会えたmeguriaetaのnoはha、一期一会ichigoichieなnaのnoでしょうかdeshouka。 Our meeting like that is probably the kind of thing that only happens once.

一気呵成【いっきかせいikkikasei】

adverb / noun:

  • finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break - four character idiom

彼kare、一気呵成ikkikaseiにni書き上げたkakiagetaとto言ってたittetaけどkedo、このkono提案書teiansho、少しsukoshi雑zatsuだdaねne。 He said he dashed this proposal off in one sitting. It's pretty sloppy.

一騎当千【いっきとうせんikkitousen】

noun / ~の noun:

  • being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player) - four character idiom
一挙一動【いっきょいちどうikkyoichidou】

noun:

  • one's every action; every single move - four character idiom

あの人anohitoはha私のwatashino一挙一動ikkyoichidouをwo見守っているmimamotteiru。 He is watching my every move.

一挙両得【いっきょりょうとくikkyoryoutoku】

noun:

  • killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends - four character idiom

ＤＴＰでde本honをwo作ればtsukureba、安いyasuiしshi早いhayaiしshi、まさにmasani一挙両得ikkyoryoutokuだda。 Desktop publishing lets you produce books quickly and cheaply. It's like killing two birds with one stone.

一言一行【いちげんいっこうichigen'ikkou】

noun:

  • every word and act; just a word or an act - four character idiom
一言居士【いちげんこじichigenkoji・いちごんこじichigonkoji】

noun:

  • person who is ready to comment on every subject; ready critic - four character idiom

一言居士ichigenkoji。 You have something to say about everything, don't you?

一語一語【いちごいちごichigoichigo】

noun:

  • word for word; one word - four character idiom
一刻千金【いっこくせんきんikkokusenkin】

expression:

  • every moment is precious; time is money; precious time - four character idiom
一子相伝【いっしそうでんisshisouden】

noun:

  • transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child - four character idiom

一子相伝isshisoudenのno技wazaとto言うiuわりにwariniはha、彼kareのno蹴りkeriはha大したtaishita事kotoはhaないnaiねne。 For a guy who was chosen by his father as the only son to be taught the secrets of this martial art, he doesn't have much of a kick.

一死報国【いっしほうこくisshihoukoku】

noun:

  • dying for one's country - four character idiom
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