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人材登用【じんざいとうようjinzaitouyou】人財登用irr.・人才登用irr.

noun:

  • selection for high office; selecting of fit (talented) persons for higher positions - four character idiom
人事不省【じんじふせいjinjifusei】

noun / ~の noun:

  • unconsciousness - four character idiom
人手不足【ひとでぶそくhitodebusoku】

noun:

  • labour shortage; labor shortage - four character idiom
人身御供【ひとみごくうhitomigokuu】

noun:

  • human sacrifice; victim - four character idiom
刃傷沙汰【にんじょうざたninjouzata】

noun:

  • bloodshed - four character idiom
尋常一様【じんじょういちようjinjouichiyou】 Inflection

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

  • ordinary; common; mediocre - four character idiom
陣中見舞い【じんちゅうみまいjinchuumimai】陣中見舞

noun:

  • visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support - four character idiom
陣頭指揮【じんとうしきjintoushiki】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group - four character idiom
酔生夢死【すいせいむしsuiseimushi】

noun:

  • idling one's life away - four character idiom
雀の涙・すずめの涙【すずめのなみだsuzumenonamida】スズメの涙【スズメのなみだSUZUMEnonamida】

expression / noun:

  • drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; sparrow tears [literal] - idiom

雀の涙suzumenonamidaほどhodoのno給料kyuuryouでdeはha何の役にも立たないnaninoyakunimotatanai。 The chicken feed I get for a salary is good for nothing.

世話を焼く【せわをやくsewawoyaku】 Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful - idiom
勢力範囲【せいりょくはんいseiryokuhan'i】

noun:

  • sphere of influence - four character idiom

それ以来soreirai我々warewareのno勢力範囲seiryokuhan'iはha拡大kakudaiしてshiteきたkita。 Our sphere of influence has expanded so much since then.

政教分離【せいきょうぶんりseikyoubunri】

noun:

  • separation of church and state - four character idiom
晴耕雨読【せいこううどくseikouudoku】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits - four character idiom

晴耕雨読seikouudokuのno人生jinseiにniもmo少々shoushouはha憧れるakogareruけれどkeredo、僕bokuにはnihaそんなsonna生き方ikikata、３日nichiもmoもたないmotanaiだろうdarouなna。 I sometimes wish I could live a quiet retired sort of life but I doubt I could stand it for more than a few days.

正真正銘【しょうしんしょうめいshoushinshoumei】

~の noun / noun:

  • genuine; authentic; true; real - four character idiom

これkoreはha正真正銘shoushinshoumeiのno九谷焼kutaniyakiですdesu。私watashiがga保証hoshouいたしますitashimasu。 This is genuine Kutani-ware. I guarantee it.

清廉潔白【せいれんけっぱくseirenkeppaku】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • being upright and cleanhanded - four character idiom

清廉潔白seirenkeppakuでdeきこえたkikoeta彼kareがga、汚職oshokuなんかnankaにni手を染めるtewosomeruわけないwakenai。 He has a reputation as being straight as an arrow. He'd never get involved in corruption.

生者必滅【しょうじゃひつめつshoujahitsumetsu】

noun:

  • All living things must die - four character idiom
誠心誠意【せいしんせいいseishinseii】

adverb / noun / ~の noun:

  • in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion - four character idiom

彼kareはha誠心誠意seishinseii、彼女kanojoにni尽くしたtsukushita。 He devoted himself whole-heartedly to her.

青天の霹靂【せいてんのへきれきseitennohekireki】晴天の霹靂・青天のへきれき

expression / noun:

  • a bolt out of the blue - idiom

彼女kanojoがga突然totsuzen死んだshindaというtoiu知らせshiraseがga青天のへきれきseitennohekirekiのようにnoyouni訪れたotozureta。 The news of her sudden death came like a bolt from the blue.

青天井【あおてんじょうaotenjou】

noun:

  • blue sky
  • skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit - idiom
青天白日【せいてんはくじつseitenhakujitsu】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • being cleared of all the charge (brought against one); being found completely innocent - four character idiom

青天白日seitenhakujitsuのno身miとなるtonaru。 He was completely cleared of the charge against him.

石部金吉【いしべきんきちishibekinkichi】

noun:

  • man of incorruptible character - four character idiom
切歯扼腕【せっしやくわんsesshiyakuwan】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • being enraged (indignant, impatient); gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast (in anger or regret) - four character idiom
絶体絶命【ぜったいぜつめいzettaizetsumei】絶対絶命irr. Inflection

noun / ~の noun / adjectival noun:

  • desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity - four character idiom

我々warewareはha絶体絶命zettaizetsumeiのnoピンチPINCHIにni追い込まれたoikomareta。 We were driven to the wall.

蝉時雨・蝉しぐれ【せみしぐれsemishigure】セミ時雨【セミしぐれSEMIshigure】せみ時雨【せみしぐれsemishigure】

noun:

  • outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas - idiom
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