Results, #idiom

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空気★【くうきkuuki】

noun:

空気kuukiはha音otoのno媒体baitaiだda。 The air is a medium for sound.

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一生懸命★【いっしょうけんめいisshoukenmei】一生けん命 Inflection

adjectival noun / adverbial noun / noun:

  • very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life - four character idiom ➜ 一所懸命

もっとmotto一生懸命isshoukenmei勉強benkyouすべきsubekiだったdattaのにnoni。 You should have worked harder.

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嵐★【あらしarashi】

noun:

  • storm; tempest
  • storm; hullaballoo; uproar; winds (e.g. of change) - idiom

このkono風kazeはha嵐arashiのno印shirushiだda。 This wind is a sign of a storm.

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四捨五入☆【ししゃごにゅうshishagonyuu】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • rounding (fractions); rounding half up - four character idiom

５８１４をwo千のno位kuraiにni四捨五入shishagonyuuすればsureba何naniになりますninarimasuかka。 What's 5,814 rounded to the nearest thousand?

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くしゃみkushami☆・くさめkusame・くっさめkussame《嚏・嚔》クシャミKUSHAMI

noun:

  • sneeze

expression:

  • spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm against an early death ［くさめ］ - idiom

咳seki、くしゃみkushami、あくびakubiをwoするsuru時tokiはha口kuchiをwo手teでde隠しkakushiなさいnasai。 Cover your mouth when you cough, sneeze, or yawn.

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一昨昨日【いっさくさくじつissakusakujitsu・さきおとついsakiototsui・さきおとといsakiototoi】一昨々日

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • two days before yesterday; three days back (ago) - four character idiom
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とかくtokaku☆《兎角・左右》 Inflection

adverb / ~する noun:

  • (doing) various things; (doing) this and that

adverb:

  • being apt to; being prone to; tending to
  • at any rate; anyhow; anyway

~の noun:

  • all sorts of (negative things); various

noun:

  • things that do not exist; rabbit horns [literal] ［兎角］ - idiom - Buddhism term ➜ 亀毛兎角

とかくtokakuするsuruうちuchiにni年toshiがga明けたaketa。 A new year began meanwhile.

運動undouがga健康kenkouのno鍵kagiであるdearuのnoをwo私たちwatashitachiはhaとかくtokaku忘れwasureがちgachiだda。 We tend to forget that exercise is a key to good health.

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むちゃくちゃmuchakucha☆《無茶苦茶ateji》ムチャクチャMUCHAKUCHA Inflection

adjectival noun:

  • nonsensical; unreasonable; absurd; unrealistic - four character idiom
  • awfully; extremely; to excess; senseless; reckless

noun / adjectival noun:

  • disorder; confusion; being jumbled; being mixed up

adverb:

  • very; extremely; excessively - colloquialism

彼女kanojoはha泣きnakiながらnagara、彼kareからkaraのno手紙tegamiをwoむちゃくちゃmuchakuchaにni引き裂いてhikisaite捨てたsuteta。 In tears, she tore up his letter and threw it away.

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生真面目【きまじめkimajime】生まじめ・気まじめirr.・気真面目irr. Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • too serious; person who is too serious; honesty; sincerity - four character idiom

彼女kanojoはha生真面目kimajimeなna顔kaoでde冗談joudanをwo言いiiましmashiたta。 She told the joke with a straight face.

難民★【なんみんnanmin】

noun:

  • refugee; displaced person
  • person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.) - in compound nouns; ～難民 - colloquialism - idiom ➜ 買い物難民【かいものなんみん】

難民nanminはha食べるtaberuものmonoをwoくれkureとto要求youkyuuしたshita。 The boat people asked for food.

土壇場★【どたんばdotanba】どたん場

noun:

  • last moment; eleventh hour - idiom
  • platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period - orig. meaning

これkoreはha彼kareのno土壇場dotanbaだda。 This is his eleventh hour.

時期尚早☆【じきしょうそうjikishousou】時機尚早irr. Inflection

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

  • premature - four character idiom

今imaそのsono計画keikakuをwo実施jisshiするsuruのnoはha、時期尚早jikishousouであるdearu。 It is premature to put the plan into practice now.

無理やり☆【むりやりmuriyari】無理矢理☆ateji・無理遣り

adverb / noun:

  • forcibly; against one's will - 矢理 is ateji - four character idiom

彼kareはha無理やりmuriyari残業zangyouさせられたsaserareta。 He was forced to work overtime.

冠婚葬祭☆【かんこんそうさいkankonsousai】

noun:

試行錯誤☆【しこうさくごshikousakugo】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • trial and error - four character idiom

解決策kaiketsusakuがga功を奏したkouwosoushitaのnoはha試行錯誤shikousakugoのno結果kekkaだったdatta。 Finding a solution that worked was a process of trial and error.

春夏秋冬☆【しゅんかしゅうとうshunkashuutou】

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons - four character idiom
目玉商品☆【めだましょうひんmedamashouhin】

noun:

  • bargain goods; eye-catching goods; featured product; loss leader - four character idiom
過小評価☆【かしょうひょうかkashouhyouka】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • underestimation; undervaluation - four character idiom

音楽ongakuのno重要性juuyouseiはha過小評価kashouhyoukaされているsareteiru。 The importance of music is underrated.

大義名分☆【たいぎめいぶんtaigimeibun】

noun:

  • just cause; good reason; pretext; justification - four character idiom
  • duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.) - four character idiom

ロブソンROBUSONのno提案teianはha、大義名分taigimeibunがgaあるaruからといってkaratoitteテロリストTERORISUTOをwo擁護yougoするsuruようなyounaものであるmonodearu。 Robson's proposal is tantamount to defending terrorists because they have a cause.

天狗☆【てんぐtengu】

noun:

  • tengu; long-nosed goblin
  • bragging; braggart - idiom

大会taikaiでde優勝yuushouしshiたtaからkaraってtte天狗tenguにniなるnaruなna。お前omaeとto同じonajiくらいkuraiにni上手いumaiやつyatsuなんてnante、世の中yononakaにniはhaごろごろgorogoroいるiruんnだdaぞzo。 Don't get such a big head just because you won the tournament. There's many others in the world who are just as good as you.

興味津々☆【きょうみしんしんkyoumishinshin】興味しんしん・興味津津 Inflection

~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

  • very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about) - four character idiom

トムTOMUはha興味津々kyoumishinshinだda。 Tom is curious.

二人三脚☆【ににんさんきゃくnininsankyaku】

noun:

  • three-legged race - four character idiom
  • cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem

いやでもおうでもiyademooudemo、これからkorekaraはha君kimiとto二人三脚nininsankyakuでde仕事shigotoをwoするsuruしかshikaないnaiのnoかkaねne。 Like it or not, we're in this together. All we can do is work as closely as if we were joined at the hip.

暑中見舞☆【しょちゅうみまいshochuumimai】暑中見舞い☆

noun:

  • summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season - four character idiom ➜ 暑中お見舞い

暑中見舞いshochuumimaiをwoみんなminnaにni書いたkaita。 I wrote to everybody inquiring after their health in the hot season.

うやむやuyamuya☆《有耶無耶》 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided - four character idiom
船出☆【ふなでfunade】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • setting sail; putting out to sea
  • starting anew; embarking on something new - idiom

彼らkareraはha来週raishuuのno月曜日getsuyoubiにniボンベイBONBEIにni向けてmukete船出funadeするsuru。 They will sail for Bombay next Monday.

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