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一問一答【いちもんいっとうichimon'ittou】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
answering question by question - four character idiom
一夜乞食【いちやこじきichiyakojiki】: noun:
person turned into a beggar overnight - four character idiom ➜ 一夜大尽
一利一害【いちりいちがいichiriichigai】: noun:
advantages and disadvantages; gain some, lose some - four character idiom
一蓮托生【いちれんたくしょうichirentakushou】: noun:
sharing one's lot with another - four character idiom
一六勝負【いちろくしょうぶichirokushoubu】: noun:
gambling; speculation - four character idiom
一瀉千里【いっしゃせんりisshasenri】: noun:
one swift effort; rush through one's work; fast-talking, writing, etc. - four character idiom; 党首toushu はha 今後kongo のno 方針houshin をwo一瀉千里isshasenriにni 述べ立てたnobetateta。 The party leader rattled on at great length about future policies.
一顰一笑【いっぴんいっしょうippin'isshou】: noun:
(a) mood; (a) smile or a frown - four character idiom
因果関係【いんがかんけいingakankei】: noun / ~の noun:
consequence; causal relationship; nexus - four character idiom; 確かにtashikani、脳nou とto 意識ishiki のno 関係kankei はha もともとmotomoto因果関係ingakankeiではないdehanai のだnoda とto 考えるkangaeru 学者gakusha もmo いるiru。 Indeed, some writers do not think the relation of brain to consciousness is a causal relation in the first place.
因循姑息【いんじゅんこそくinjunkosoku】: noun:
dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising) - four character idiom
引責辞任【いんせきじにんinsekijinin】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
taking responsibility upon oneself (and resigning) - four character idiom
栄枯盛衰【えいこせいすいeikoseisui】: noun:
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune - four character idiom; 栄枯盛衰eikoseisuiはha 世yo のno 習いnarai。 A man's life has its ups and downs.
円転滑脱【えんてんかつだつentenkatsudatsu】 Inflection: adjectival noun:
suave; tactful; smooth - four character idiom
versatile; adaptable
遠慮会釈【えんりょえしゃくenryoeshaku】: noun:
reserve and consideration (to others) - four character idiom
佳人薄命【かじんはくめいkajinhakumei】: expression:
beauties die young; beauty and luck seldom go together - four character idiom
夏炉冬扇【かろとうせんkarotousen】: noun:
summer fires and winter fans; useless things - four character idiom
家督相続【かとくそうぞくkatokusouzoku】: noun:
inheritance; succession to family headship - four character idiom
過大評価【かだいひょうかkadaihyouka】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:
overestimation; overvaluing - four character idiom; それsore はha きっとkitto、誤解gokai だda。きみkimi はha わたしwatashi をwo過大評価kadaihyoukaしてるshiteru。 That's a misunderstanding, for sure. You're giving me too much credit.
我田引水【がでんいんすいgaden'insui】: noun:
seeking one's own interests; straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests; drawing water for one's own field - four character idiom
がむしゃらgamushara《我武者羅》ガムシャラGAMUSHARA Inflection: adjectival noun / noun:
reckless; daredevil; frantic - four character idiom
臥薪嘗胆【がしんしょうたんgashinshoutan】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance - four character idiom; 私watashi はha 長い間nagaima臥薪嘗胆gashinshoutanのno 苦しみkurushimi をwo なめたnameta。 I have struggled under extreme difficulties for a long time.
快刀乱麻【かいとうらんまkaitouranma】: noun:
solving a problem swiftly and skillfully - four character idiom
怪力乱神【かいりょくらんしんkairyokuranshin・かいりきらんしんkairikiranshin】: noun:
supernatural things; unnatural phenomena; spirits and demons - four character idiom
海千山千【うみせんやませんumisen'yamasen】: noun / ~の noun:
sly old dog; old fox - four character idiom; あいつaitsu はha海千山千umisen'yamasenだからdakara、取り引きtorihiki 相手aite としてはtoshiteha かなりkanari 手強いtezuyoi ぞzo。 All those tricks he's got up his sleeve make him a formidable client.
開口一番【かいこういちばんkaikouichiban】: adverbial noun:
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth - four character idiom; 会議kaigi のno 席seki でde 常務joumu はha、開口一番kaikouichiban何nani をwo 言ったitta とto 思うomou。大規模なdaikibona リストラRISUTORA 計画keikaku をwo 発表happyou したshita んn だda よyo なna。 Guess what the managing director started off the meeting by saying. The first thing out of his mouth was an announcement of some major restructuring.
外柔内剛【がいじゅうないごうgaijuunaigou】: noun:
gentle but firm - four character idiom; 見た目mitame にはniha 優しyasashi そうsou だda けどkedo、彼kare ってtte 皆mina からkara外柔内剛gaijuunaigouのno 結構なkekkounaタフTAFUネゴシエータNEGOSHIEETAとto 言われているiwareteiru よyo。 He seems like a softy on the surface, but at the core he's got an iron will that makes him an extremely tough negotiator.

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