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合従連衡☆【がっしょうれんこうgasshourenkou】

noun:

  • alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty) - four character idiom ➜ 合従・連衡
  • (tactic of) making & breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands); resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient - 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?

各種学校☆【かくしゅがっこうkakushugakkou】

noun:

  • vocational school - four character idiom
悪戦苦闘☆【あくせんくとうakusenkutou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds - four character idiom

トムTOMUはhaもうmou３時間jikanものmono間kan、眠りにつこうnemurinitsukouとto悪戦苦闘akusenkutouしていますshiteimasu。 Poor Tom's been trying to get to sleep for three hours now.

以心伝心☆【いしんでんしんishindenshin】

noun / ~の noun:

  • telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; communion of mind with mind - four character idiom

noun:

  • non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism - four character idiom - Buddhism term

彼kareとはtohaツーと言えばカーTSUUtoiebaKAAのno仲nakaだdaよyo。以心伝心ishindenshinのno仲nakaとtoでもdemo言ってitteおこうokou。 He and I have a near-telepathic understanding of each other. No sooner does one of us say something than the other is already responding.

意気軒昂【いきけんこうikikenkou】意気軒高☆・意気軒昻old Inflection

adjectival noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

  • in high spirits; elated - four character idiom

「来年rainenこそkosoはha一部ichibu上場joujouだda」とto、社長shachouはha意気軒高ikikenkouだda。 You could see the elation in the president's face when he announced that our shares are going to be listed on the First Section of the TSE next year.

意気消沈☆【いきしょうちんikishouchin】意気銷沈 Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection - four character idiom

君のkimino犬inuはha本当にhontouni意気消沈ikishouchinしているshiteiruのnoだろうdarou。 Your dog may be really depressed.

意気投合☆【いきとうごうikitougou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding - four character idiom

ボブBOBUとはtohaすっかりsukkari意気投合ikitougouしたshita。 I found a kindred spirit in Bob.

一触即発☆【いっしょくそくはつisshokusokuhatsu】

noun / ~の noun:

  • critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation - four character idiom

先ほどsakihodoのno彼らのkareranoやり取りyaritoriにはnihaひやひやhiyahiyaしたshitaよyo。まさにmasani一触即発isshokusokuhatsuのno危機kikiだったdattaねne。 I was really nervous to see how they dealt with each other just now. I guess things were touch-and-go between them.

一心同体☆【いっしんどうたいisshindoutai】

noun:

  • being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one - four character idiom
一心不乱☆【いっしんふらんisshinfuran】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly - four character idiom
一朝一夕☆【いっちょういっせきitchouisseki】

noun:

  • in a day; in a brief space of time - four character idiom

英語eigoというのはtoiunoha一朝一夕itchouissekiにniマスターMASUTAAできるdekiruものmonoではないdehanai。 English cannot be mastered overnight.

一長一短☆【いっちょういったんitchouittan】

noun:

  • (something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings - four character idiom

彼らのkarerano意見ikenにはnihaそれぞれsorezore一長一短itchouittanがgaあるaru。 Each of their opinions has both good points and bad points.

一刀両断☆【いっとうりょうだんittouryoudan】

noun:

  • cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive (drastic) measure; cutting the (Gordian) knot - four character idiom

もう少しmousukoshiやさしくyasashiku意見ikenしてshiteあげたらagetaraどうdouなnaのno。一刀両断ittouryoudanのnoもmoとto切り捨てられたkirisuterareta彼kareのno立場tachibaもmo考えてkangaeteよyo。 Why don't you try expressing your opinion a little more gently? Think about how he feels getting told flatly that he's being cut loose.

一念発起☆【いちねんほっきichinenhokki】一念ほっき Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention - four character idiom
一部始終☆【いちぶしじゅうichibushijuu】

noun:

  • full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end - four character idiom

そのsono事故jikoのno一部始終ichibushijuuをwo私watashiにni話してhanashite下さいkudasai。 Please give me the details of the accident.

一枚看板☆【いちまいかんばんichimaikanban】

noun:

  • leading player; prima donna; box-office star - four character idiom
  • best item one has (to show); one's sole Sunday best; one's single area of expertise
雨天順延☆【うてんじゅんえんutenjun'en】

noun:

  • rescheduled in case of rain - four character idiom
雲散霧消☆【うんさんむしょうunsanmushou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • vanishing like mist - four character idiom

このkono議論gironのno妥当性datouseiにni関する関suru疑問gimonはhaデータDEETAをwo見ればmireba雲散霧消unsanmushouするsuru。 Any doubts about the validity of this argument are promptly forgotten once we see the data.

縁の下☆【えんのしたennoshita】

~の noun / noun:

  • out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; under the veranda [literal] - idiom
火の車☆【ひのくるまhinokuruma】

expression / noun:

  • fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell) - Buddhism term ➜ 火車
  • desperate financial situation; dire straits - idiom
花鳥風月☆【かちょうふうげつkachoufuugetsu】

noun:

  • beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics - four character idiom ➜ 花鳥諷詠
  • artistic pursuits involving nature themes

心静かにkokoroshizukani花鳥風月kachoufuugetsuをwo愛でるmederu気持ちkimochiのno余裕yoyuuもmo最近saikinになってninatteでてdeteきたkitaよyo。 Lately I've had the time to quietly enjoy the wonders of nature.

疑心暗鬼☆【ぎしんあんきgishin'anki】

expression:

  • Suspicion will raise bogies; Once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; Jumping at shadows - abbreviation - four character idiom ➜ 疑心暗鬼を生ず
急転直下☆【きゅうてんちょっかkyuutenchokka】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn - four character idiom
虚々実々☆【きょきょじつじつkyokyojitsujitsu】虚虚実実

noun / ~の noun:

  • full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses - four character idiom

いつもitsumo真っ向makkou勝負shoubuだけでなくdakedenaku、たまにtamaniはha虚虚実実kyokyojitsujitsuのno駆け引きkakehikiとtoやらyaraもmoやってみyattemiたいtaiよyoねne。 We have to be ready not only for a straightforward test of strength, but also for a struggle in which every strategy comes into play.

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