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四通八達【しつうはったつshitsuuhattatsu】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • traffic network extending in all directions - four character idiom
四方八方【しほうはっぽうshihouhappou】

noun:

  • in all directions - four character idiom

うわさuwasaはha四方八方shihouhappouにni広がったhirogatta。 The rumor spread far and wide.

四面楚歌【しめんそかshimensoka】

noun / ~の noun:

  • being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody - four character idiom

あんなanna四面楚歌shimensokaのno状態joutaiでde、彼kareよくyoku仕事shigotoしてられるshiterareruよyoなna。 He's completely shunned. I'm surprised he's still working here.

士農工商【しのうこうしょうshinoukoushou】

noun:

  • hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society - four character idiom
思案投首【しあんなげくびshiannagekubi】思案投げ首

noun:

  • being at one's wit's end; being (quite) at a loss (what to do) - four character idiom
支離滅裂【しりめつれつshirimetsuretsu】 Inflection

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

  • incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical - four character idiom

ごめんgomen、酔っyoてるteruからkara支離滅裂shirimetsuretsuなnaことkoto言っiてるteruかもkamo。 Sorry, I'm a bit drunk, so I may be saying ridiculous things.

枝葉末節【しようまっせつshiyoumassetsu】

noun:

  • unimportant details; inessentials - four character idiom
獅子奮迅【ししふんじんshishifunjin】 Inflection

noun / ~の noun / adverbial noun / ~する noun:

  • being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful - four character idiom

今回konkaiのno成果seikaはhaひとえにhitoeni彼のkareno獅子奮迅shishifunjinのno働きhatarakiのno賜物tamamonoでしょうdeshou。 Our latest results are the fruit of his furious efforts.

紙屑同然【かみくずどうぜんkamikuzudouzen】

noun:

  • as good as waste paper; mere scrap of paper - four character idiom
歯を食いしばる【はをくいしばるhawokuishibaru】歯をくいしばる・歯を食い縛る・歯を食縛る Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper - idiom
  • to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
事後承諾【じごしょうだくjigoshoudaku】

noun:

  • ex-post-facto approval - four character idiom
事大思想【じだいしそうjidaishisou】

noun:

  • admiration of the powerful - four character idiom
事大主義【じだいしゅぎjidaishugi】

noun:

  • worship of the powerful - four character idiom
似非理屈【えせりくつeserikutsu】

noun:

  • sophistry - four character idiom
自家撞着【じかどうちゃくjikadouchaku】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • self-contradiction - four character idiom
自己暗示【じこあんじjikoanji】

noun:

  • self suggestion; autosuggestion - four character idiom
自己犠牲【じこぎせいjikogisei】

noun / ~の noun:

  • self-sacrifice; self-renunciation - four character idiom

彼のkareno死shiはha崇高なsuukouna自己犠牲jikogiseiだったdatta。 His death was a sublime self-sacrifice.

自己中心【じこちゅうしんjikochuushin】

noun / ~の noun:

  • selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity - four character idiom
自信過剰【じしんかじょうjishinkajou】 Inflection

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

  • overconfident; presumptuous - four character idiom

自信過剰jishinkajouにならないninaranaiようyou注意chuuiしshiなくてはいけないnakutehaikenai。 You should be careful not to become overconfident.

自縄自縛【じじょうじばくjijoujibaku】

noun:

  • being caught in one's own trap - four character idiom
七転び八起き【ななころびやおきnanakorobiyaoki】七転八起【ななころびやおきnanakorobiyaoki・しちてんはっきshichitenhakki】七顛八起【しちてんはっきshichitenhakki】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; falling seven times, getting up eight times [literal] - idiom

noun:

  • the vicissitudes of life; ups and downs in life - idiom
七分三分【しちぶさんぶshichibusanbu】

noun:

  • seven to three (chances) - four character idiom
疾風迅雷【しっぷうじんらいshippuujinrai】

noun:

  • with lightning speed - four character idiom
疾風怒濤【しっぷうどとうshippuudotou】疾風怒涛

noun:

  • storm and stress; Sturm und Drang - four character idiom
質疑応答【しつぎおうとうshitsugioutou】

noun:

  • question and answer session - four character idiom
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