expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• surprising; shocking; jaw-dropping ➜ 開いた口も塞がらぬ

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• surprising; shocking; jaw-dropping ➜ あいた口が塞がらぬ

expression:

• anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

expression:

• if you have a mind to do something, you can do it - proverb

expression / adjectival noun:

• crazy; disturbed; mad

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to go crazy; to go off one's head

expression:

• days and nights passing by quickly; months and years flying by; Time flies - four character idiom

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• Even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea - four character idiom

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• Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism) - four character idiom

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• kindly excuse my reckless remarks; please excuse my thoughtless words. - used deferentially, in a letter, etc. - four character idiom

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• In every game or play, differences in skill between individuals can be substantial - four character idiom

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• The evil persons are the right object of Amida's salvation; The evil persons have the unique opportunity to go to heaven - four character idiom

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• A virtuous person does (should) not commit an act that offends his moral principles no matter how hard pressed he may be - four character idiom

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• A smile of a beautiful woman is worth a thousand pieces of gold; enchanting smile of a glamorous woman - four character idiom

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• It is justifiable to kill one (harmful) person to save the lives of many - four character idiom

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• (when) danger threatens; should an emergency occur - four character idiom

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• (when) the time of need arises; should an emergency occur - four character idiom

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• Just a short note to tell you ...; This will just be a short note - set formula of greeting used by a man at the beginning of a brief note - male language - four character idiom

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• All great men like women; Great men enjoy sensual pleasure - four character idiom

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• three kinds of beneficial friends: straightforward, sincere, and well-informed ones (Confucius) - four character idiom Antonym: 損者三友【そんしゃさんゆう】

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• How can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix); Only a hero can understand a hero - four character idiom

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• invoking disaster upon one's mortal enemy; Confusion to the enemy! - four character idiom

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• Everyone has his (her) own view; Different people, different opinions - four character idiom

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• This world is uncertain (cruel) like a burning house - four character idiom

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• the beauties of nature as the key poetic theme; the central theme in composing poetry (haiku) must be the beauties of nature and the harmony that exist between nature and man. (The slogan of the Hototogisu School of modern Japanese haiku) - four character idiom ➜ 花鳥風月