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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.
隔靴掻痒【かっかそうようkakkasouyou】: noun:
being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe); having an itch that one cannot scratch - four character idiom; もっとmotto 単刀直入にtantouchokunyuuni 言ってitte くれないkurenai かなkana。隔靴掻痒kakkasouyouのno 感kan なきにしもあらずnakinishimoarazu だda よyo。 You don't have to leave me hanging like this. Why don't you just come out and tell it to me straight?
楽天主義【らくてんしゅぎrakutenshugi】: noun:
optimism - four character idiom
割り前勘定【わりまえかんじょうwarimaekanjou】割前勘定: noun:
each paying for his own account; sharing the expenses; Dutch treat - four character idiom ➜ 割り勘
株が上がる【かぶがあがるkabugaagaru】 Inflection: expression / godan ~る verb:
to rise in esteem; to become popular - idiom
to rise in value (stocks)
乾坤一擲【けんこんいってきkenkon'itteki】: noun:
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task - four character idiom; 乾坤一擲kenkon'ittekiのno 大dai 勝負shoubu。情け.情keないnai けどkedo これkore がga 見事migoto 空振りkaraburi にni 終わったowatta んn だda なあnaa。 It was all-or-nothing and we struck out spectacularly.
侃侃諤諤【かんかんがくがくkankangakugaku】侃々諤々・侃々諤諤 Inflection: ~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint - four character idiom
冠を曲げる【かんむりをまげるkanmuriwomageru】 Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to become displeased; to get stubborn - idiom
堪忍袋の緒が切れる【かんにんぶくろのおがきれるkanninbukuronoogakireru】 Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore - idiom
感情移入【かんじょういにゅうkanjouinyuu】: noun / ~の noun:
empathy - four character idiom
閑話休題【かんわきゅうだいkanwakyuudai】: expression / noun:
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling) - four character idiom
顔から火が出る【かおからひがでるkaokarahigaderu】 Inflection: ichidan verb / expression:
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame - idiom
危機一髪【ききいっぱつkikiippatsu】危機一発^irr.: expression / noun:
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment - four character idiom; 危機一髪kikiippatsuだっda たta。 That was a close shave.
危急存亡【ききゅうそんぼうkikyuusonbou】: noun:
life-and-death matter; an emergency or crisis where survival is threatened - four character idiom
喜色満面【きしょくまんめんkishokumanmen】: expression:
being all smiles with joy - four character idiom
器用貧乏【きようびんぼうkiyoubinbou】 Inflection: adjectival noun / noun:
Jack of all trades and master of none - four character idiom; いろいろiroiro できるdekiru しshi、みんなminna からkara 重宝chouhou されるsareru のno はha いいii けれどkeredo、気がついたらkigatsuitara器用貧乏kiyoubinbouとto いわれないiwarenai ようにyouni なna。 People know how handy you are to have around. You're a real jack-of-all-trades but make sure you don't turn out to be master of none.
希少価値【きしょうかちkishoukachi】稀少価値: noun:
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness - four character idiom

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