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名声赫々【めいせいかっかくmeiseikakkaku・めいせいかくかくmeiseikakukaku】名声赫赫 Inflection

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

  • of great renown; highly illustrious; at the zenith of one's fame - four character idiom
どう考えても【どうかんがえてもdoukangaetemo】

expression:

  • surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
薮蛇になる【やぶへびになるyabuhebininaru】薮蛇に成る Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to only make work for oneself; to stir up a hornet's nest; to put one's foot in one's mouth - idiom
うんちくunchiku《蘊蓄・薀蓄・うん蓄》ウンチクUNCHIKU

noun:

  • great erudition; extensive knowledge; one's vast stock of knowledge
醒覚【せいかくseikaku】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • awakening; waking up; opening one's eyes - archaism ➜ 覚醒
吶喊【とっかんtokkan】 Inflection

noun:

  • battlecry; cheer; cry where one breathes in a large volume of air and then releases it suddenly in a loud cry ➜ 鬨の声

noun / ~する noun:

  • rushing at the enemy ➜ 突貫
兜率天old【とそつてんtosotsuten】

noun:

  • Tusita heaven; Tushita; one of the six heavens of the desire realm - Buddhism term ➜ 六欲天
自分から【じぶんからjibunkara】

expression:

  • willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
末席を汚す【まっせきをけがすmassekiwokegasu・ばっせきをけがすbassekiwokegasu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to attend a meeting; to have the honor of being present at a meeting; to soil the lowest seat by one's presence [literal] - humble language
気がふれる【きがふれるkigafureru】気が触れる Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

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気に入る☆【きにいるkiniiru】気にいる Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

足を棒にしてashiwobounishite探してsagashiteもmo、気に入るkiniiruものmonoがgaありませんでしたarimasendeshita。 Even walking till my legs turned to lead I couldn't find one that I liked.

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引き返す☆【ひきかえすhikikaesu】引返す☆・引きかえす Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

いまima引き返すhikikaesuことkotoはha、おそosoすぎるsugiru。 It's too late to turn back now.

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ひたすらhitasura☆《只管・一向・頓》 Inflection

adverb / adjectival noun:

彼kareはhaひたすらhitasura成功seikouをwo望んでnozonde懸命にkenmeini働くhataraku。 He works hard because he is anxious to succeed.

一点★【いってんitten】１点

noun:

  • speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
見つめる☆【みつめるmitsumeru】見詰める☆・凝めるold Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

アルフォンスARUFUONSUがga空soraをwo見上げたmiagetaままmama、速くhayaku流れるnagareru雲kumoをwo見つめていたmitsumeteita。 Alphonse looked at the racing clouds, his eyes turned to the sky.

屈指☆【くっしkusshi】

noun / ~の noun:

  • leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
頑張る☆ateji【がんばるganbaru】 Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best
  • to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion)
  • to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge

やり残すyarinokosuことkotoがgaないnaiようにyouni頑張るganbaruぞzo。 I'll do my best to have nothing left to do!

一喜一憂☆【いっきいちゆうikkiichiyuu】

expression:

  • now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease - four character idiom
本末転倒☆【ほんまつてんとうhonmatsutentou】本末顛倒 Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards - four character idiom

あなたanataのno言っているitteiruことkotoはha本末転倒honmatsutentouだdaとto思わないomowanaiかいkai？ Don't you think you're putting the cart before the horse?

片っ端から☆【かたっぱしからkatappashikara】

adverb:

  • absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
釘付け【くぎづけkugizuke】釘づけ・くぎ付け Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • nailing on; nailing down; nailing shut; being glued (to); being unable to take one's eyes (from)
  • being stationary; being rooted to the spot; halting; freezing - idiom
  • (price) pegging

今夜kon'yaはhaとてもtotemoおもしろいomoshiroi番組bangumiがgaあるaruからkara、テレビTEREBIのno前maeにniくぎづけkugizukeだろうdarou。 I'll be glued to the TV tonight watching a really exciting program.

ゆるりyururi《緩り》

~と adverb:

  • unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
天の下【あめのしたamenoshita】

noun:

  • the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
片端から【かたはしからkatahashikara】

adverb:

  • absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another ➜ 片っ端から
因果応報【いんがおうほうingaouhou】

noun:

  • retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior - four character idiom

汚いkitanai手teでde会社kaishaをwo乗っ取ったnottottaものmonoのno、腹心fukushinだdaとto思っていたomotteita部下bukaにni裏切られuragirare、因果応報ingaouhouだdaねne。 When the trusted confidant of the person who conducted a hostile takeover of the company betrayed him, it was a sort of retributive justice.

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