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口不調法【くちぶちょうほうkuchibuchouhou】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • poor talker - four character idiom
巧言令色【こうげんれいしょくkougenreishoku】

noun:

  • flattery; honeyed words - four character idiom

巧言令色kougenreishoku少なしsukunashi仁jin。 Fair words butter no parsnips.

甲論乙駁【こうろんおつばくkouron'otsubaku】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • arguments pro and con - four character idiom
刻苦勉励【こっくべんれいkokkubenrei】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships - four character idiom
今日明日【きょうあすkyouasu】

noun:

  • today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two - four character idiom
再三再四【さいさんさいしsaisansaishi】

adverb / noun:

  • repeatedly - four character idiom

先生senseiはha私達watashitachiにniそのsonoことkotoをwo再三再四saisansaishiはなしたhanashita。 The teacher told us that over and over again.

才気縦横【さいきじゅうおうsaikijuuou】

noun / ~の noun:

  • great wisdom - four character idiom
才気煥発【さいきかんぱつsaikikanpatsu】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

  • quick-witted; a flash of brilliance; great wisdom - four character idiom
才色兼備【さいしょくけんびsaishokukenbi】

noun:

  • (a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty - four character idiom

彼女kanojoはha才色兼備saishokukenbiだda。 She is as clever as she is beautiful.

斎戒沐浴【さいかいもくよくsaikaimokuyoku】斎戒もく浴 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • purification; washing - four character idiom
裁判沙汰【さいばんざたsaibanzata】裁判ざた

noun:

  • law suit; litigation - four character idiom

そのsono事件jikenはha裁判ざたsaibanzataになったninatta。 The matter was brought into court.

三寒四温【さんかんしおんsankanshion】

noun:

  • alternation of three cold and four warm days - four character idiom
三号雑誌【さんごうざっしsangouzasshi】

noun:

  • short-lived magazine - four character idiom
三十六計【さんじゅうろっけいsanjuurokkei】

noun:

  • the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat) - four character idiom
三千世界【さんぜんせかいsanzensekai】

noun:

  • the whole world; the universe - four character idiom
三日天下【みっかてんかmikkatenka・みっかでんかmikkadenka】

noun:

  • short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship - four character idiom

阪神hanshin三日天下mikkatenka。あっと言う間にattoiumani首位shuiからkara転落tenrakuしshiちゃったchattaよyo。 Hanshin's moment of glory didn't last. They fell out of first place in a hurry.

三日坊主【みっかぼうずmikkabouzu】三日ぼうず

noun:

  • person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; monk for three days [literal] - four character idiom

彼kareはha何事nanigotoでもdemo三日坊主mikkabouzuだda。 He can't stick to anything very long.

三拝九拝【さんぱいきゅうはいsanpaikyuuhai】

interjection / noun:

  • kowtowing; bowing repeatedly - four character idiom
三百代言【さんびゃくだいげんsanbyakudaigen】

noun:

  • pettifogging lawyer; unscrupulous or unethical lawyer; shyster - derogatory term - four character idiom
  • casuist; sophist
三文小説【さんもんしょうせつsanmonshousetsu】

noun:

  • dime novel - four character idiom
三文文士【さんもんぶんしsanmonbunshi】三文々士

noun:

  • hack writer - four character idiom
三面記事【さんめんきじsanmenkiji】

noun / ~の noun:

  • human-interest article; page-three news; police news - four character idiom
三面六臂【さんめんろっぴsanmenroppi】

noun:

  • rush of business; versatility; man who can do the work of many - four character idiom
山紫水明【さんしすいめいsanshisuimei】

noun:

  • scenic beauty - four character idiom
賛否両論【さんぴりょうろんsanpiryouron】

noun / ~の noun:

  • arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews - four character idiom

そのsono映画eigaにはniha賛否両論sanpiryouronがga出たdeta。 The movie received mixed reviews.

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