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異口同音☆【いくどうおんikudouon】異句同音irr.

noun:

  • in concert; with one voice; unanimously - four character idiom
一石二鳥☆【いっせきにちょうissekinichou】

expression:

  • killing two birds with one stone - four character idiom
黄金時代☆【おうごんじだいougonjidai】

noun:

  • Golden Age - four character idiom
机上☆【きじょうkijou】几上

noun / ~の noun:

  • on the desk

~の noun:

  • theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan); desktop; paper; not yet implemented - idiom ➜ 机上の空論
既成事実☆【きせいじじつkiseijijitsu】

noun:

  • established fact; fait accompli - four character idiom
気分転換☆【きぶんてんかんkibuntenkan】

noun:

  • change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment - four character idiom

気分転換kibuntenkanにni散歩sanpoしようshiyou。 Let's take a walk for a change.

起死回生☆【きしかいせいkishikaisei】

noun / ~の noun:

  • revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization - four character idiom

松井matsui、起死回生kishikaiseiのno逆転gyakuten満塁manruiサヨナラホームランSAYONARAHOOMURAN！ Matsui pulled the Giants back from the brink with a grand slam that gave them a come-from-behind victory.

拒絶反応☆【きょぜつはんのうkyozetsuhannou】

noun:

  • (organ) rejection - four character idiom
  • unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)

信じていたshinjiteitaかどうかkadoukaはhaともかくtomokaku、超常的なchoutsunetekina話題wadaiにni拒絶反応kyozetsuhannouがgaあるaruということはないtoiukotohanaiようだyouda。 I don't know whether she believed me or not but in any case it seems she doesn't automatically dismiss talk of the supernatural.

行方不明☆【ゆくえふめいyukuefumei】

~の noun / noun:

  • missing; lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown - four character idiom

３人がga依然izen行方不明yukuefumeiですdesu。 Three people are still missing.

指名手配☆【しめいてはいshimeitehai】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • (the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list - four character idiom

そもそもsomosomo指名手配shimeitehaiされたsaretaだけdakeでdeはha「犯人hannin」じゃないjanaiですdesu。 In any case, just being wanted by the police isn't enough to make you "a criminal."

事実無根☆【じじつむこんjijitsumukon】

noun / ~の noun:

  • groundless; entirely contrary to fact - four character idiom
時代錯誤☆【じだいさくごjidaisakugo】

noun / ~の noun:

  • anachronism - four character idiom
実力行使☆【じつりょくこうしjitsuryokukoushi】

noun:

  • use of force - four character idiom
正当防衛☆【せいとうぼうえいseitoubouei】

noun:

  • legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense - four character idiom

彼kareはha裁判saibanでde正当防衛seitouboueiをwo主張してshuchoushite無罪muzaiとなったtonatta。 He pleaded self-defense at the trial and went scot-free.

前代未聞☆【ぜんだいみもんzendaimimon】

noun / ~の noun:

  • unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking - four character idiom

犯人hanninをwo弁護bengoしてたshiteta弁護士bengoshiがga実はjitsuha真犯人shinhanninだったdattaなんてnante、前代未聞zendaimimonだda。 It's totally without precedent for the suspect's attorney to be the true culprit.

単身赴任☆【たんしんふにんtanshinfunin】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind - four character idiom
中途半端☆【ちゅうとはんぱchuutohanpa】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

  • halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked; half-cocked - four character idiom

仕事shigotoをwo中途半端chuutohanpaにniするsuruなna。 Don't leave your work half done.

二者択一☆【にしゃたくいつnishatakuitsu】

noun / ~の noun:

  • choosing between two things; two choices - four character idiom

彼kareはha二者択一nishatakuitsuをwo選ぶerabuことkotoでしょうdeshou。武術bujutsuかka死shiかka。 Which will he choose, I wonder, martial arts or death?

二百十日☆【にひゃくとおかnihyakutooka】

noun:

  • 210th day (from the first day of spring according to the lunar calendar); the storm day - four character idiom
年功序列☆【ねんこうじょれつnenkoujoretsu】

noun / ~の noun:

  • seniority by length of service - four character idiom

日本nipponでdeはha給料kyuuryouはha大体daitai年功序列nenkoujoretsuによるniyoru。 In Japan wages are usually in proportion to seniority.

満場一致☆【まんじょういっちmanjouitchi】

noun / ~の noun:

  • unanimity - four character idiom

彼のkarenoばかげたbakageta提案teianがga満場一致manjouitchiでde承認shouninされたsareta。 His foolish proposal was approved unanimously.

民族自決☆【みんぞくじけつminzokujiketsu】

noun:

  • self-determination of peoples - four character idiom
老若男女☆【ろうにゃくなんにょrounyakunannyo・ろうじゃくだんじょroujakudanjo】

noun:

  • men and women of all ages - four character idiom

最近saikinはha老若男女rounyakunannyoがga歌えるutaeruようyouなna歌謡kayou曲kyokuをwo耳mimiにniするsuruことkotoもmoなくなっnakunaたta。 Nowadays you no longer hear popular songs that can be sung by men and women of all ages.

援助交際☆【えんじょこうさいenjokousai】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • dating with compensation (payments, financial support, etc.) - four character idiom ➜ 援交
  • schoolgirl prostitution ➜ 援交
専守防衛☆【せんしゅぼうえいsenshubouei】

noun:

  • nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence) - four character idiom
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