Results, #idiom

Showing results 751-775:

荊棘【けいきょくkeikyoku・ばらbara】

noun:

  • wild rose; bramble
  • briar patch
  • obstacle; source of difficulty; thorn - idiom
口三味線【くちざみせんkuchizamisen・くちじゃみせんkuchijamisen】

noun:

  • humming a samisen tune - four character idiom
四十八手【しじゅうはってshijuuhatte】

noun:

  • the 48 basic techniques - four character idiom - Sumo term
  • every trick in the book
  • the 48 basic sexual positions - colloquialism
情緒纏綿【じょうしょてんめんjoushotenmen・じょうちょてんめんjouchotenmen】情緒てんめん・情緒纒綿 Inflection

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

  • tender sentiments; being overcome with emotions; having a tender feeling (for a person) - archaism - four character idiom
人面獣心【じんめんじゅうしんjinmenjuushin・にんめんじゅうしんninmenjuushin】

noun:

  • beast in human form - four character idiom
盛者必衰【じょうしゃひっすいjoushahissui・しょうしゃひっすいshoushahissui・しょうじゃひっすいshoujahissui・せいじゃひっすいseijahissui】

expression:

  • even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade - from the Humane King Sutra - four character idiom - Buddhism term
千客万来【せんかくばんらいsenkakubanrai・せんきゃくばんらいsenkyakubanrai】千客萬来old・千客萬來old・千客万來old

noun:

  • flood of customers; (doing a) roaring business - four character idiom
多士済々【たしせいせいtashiseisei・たしさいさいtashisaisai】多士済済 Inflection

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

  • galaxy of able persons; collection of intellectuals - four character idiom
大願成就【たいがんじょうじゅtaiganjouju・だいがんじょうじゅdaiganjouju】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition - four character idiom
天神地祇【てんしんちぎtenshinchigi・てんじんちぎtenjinchigi】天神地祗old

noun:

  • gods of heaven and earth - four character idiom
内股膏薬【うちまたこうやくuchimatakouyaku・うちまたごうやくuchimatagouyaku】

noun:

  • double-dealer; fence-sitter; timeserver; moving back and forth between two sides in a conflict; duplicity; turncoat - four character idiom
二度手間【にどてまnidotema・にどでまnidodema】

noun:

  • double effort - four character idiom
判官贔屓【はんがんびいきhanganbiiki・ほうがんびいきhouganbiiki】

noun:

  • sympathy for a tragic hero; rooting for the underdog - four character idiom
百鬼夜行【ひゃっきやぎょうhyakkiyagyou・ひゃっきやこうhyakkiyakou】

noun:

  • many monsters, spirits, etc. forming a line and walking through the night - four character idiom
  • veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about presenting a most scandalous sight
不器用者【ぶきようものbukiyoumono】

noun:

  • bungler - four character idiom
武士気質【ぶしかたぎbushikatagi・ぶしきしつbushikishitsu】

noun:

  • samurai spirit - four character idiom
拱手傍観【きょうしゅぼうかんkyoushuboukan・こうしゅぼうかんkoushuboukan】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • stand idly by and watch - four character idiom
唯唯諾諾【いいだくだくiidakudaku】唯々諾々 Inflection

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

意気揚々【いきようようikiyouyou】意気揚揚 Inflection

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

  • triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits - four character idiom ➜ 揚々
一切合切【いっさいがっさいissaigassai】一切合財

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve - four character idiom

このkono見積もりmitsumoriはha経費keihi一切合切issaigassaiをwo含めたfukumetaものmonoでしょうdeshouねne。これkore以上ijouはhaびた一文bitaichimonお金okaneはha出さないdasanaiからkaraねne。 I hope this expense report contains all the relevant business expenses because I'm not paying a cent more after this.

一昨々夜【いっさくさくやissakusakuya】一昨昨夜

noun:

  • two nights before last - four character idiom
于蘭盆会【うらぼんえurabon'e】盂蘭盆会・盂蘭盆會

noun:

  • Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana - four character idiom ➜ うらぼん・お盆
岡目八目【おかめはちもくokamehachimoku】傍目八目

noun:

  • bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation - four character idiom

expression:

  • onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see 8 moves further ahead [literal]

彼女kanojoがga彼kareにni惚れてるhoreteruのnoはha岡目八目okamehachimoku疑いutagaiのnoないnaiところtokoroだdaよyo。 As a disinterested third-party, I can declare that she secretly loves him.

画龍点睛【がりょうてんせいgaryoutensei・がりゅうてんせいgaryuutenseiirr.】画竜点睛・画竜天睛irr.・臥龍点睛irr.

noun:

  • finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step - four character idiom

あのano件kenに関してnikanshiteはha、画竜点睛garyoutenseiをwo欠いてkaiteしまったshimatta。 That plan still needed some finishing touches.

虎視眈々【こしたんたんkoshitantan】虎視眈眈 Inflection

~と adverb / ~たる adjective:

  • (watching) vigilantly for an opportunity to prey upon; with an eagle eye - four character idiom
More results

Kanji

No Kanji in this term

© Based on JMdict, KANJIDIC2, and JMnedict, property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used in conformance with the Group's licence. Example sentences from the Tatoeba project (CC BY 2.0). Kanji stroke order data from the KanjiVG project by Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0). See comprehensive list of data sources for more info.

Search other dictionaries for #idiom:
Yahoo!辞書 / goo辞書 / alc.co.jp / Weblio / Wiktionary