Words — 207 found
いっきいちゆう
一喜一憂
1. alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimismYojijukugo (four character compound)
じごうじとく
自業自得
1. paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sowYojijukugo (four character compound)
ぎしんあんき
疑心暗鬼
1. suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadowsAbbreviation, Yojijukugo (four character compound), See also 疑心暗鬼を生ず
ゆだんたいてき
油断大敵
1. don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despisedYojijukugo (four character compound)
おかめはちもく
岡目八目
1. bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situationYojijukugo (four character compound)
- かのじょ彼女
- が
- かれ彼
- に
- ほれ惚れてる
- の
- は
- 岡目八目
- うたが疑い
- の
- ない
- ところ
- だ
- よ 。
2. onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see eight moves further aheadYojijukugo (four character compound)
- 傍目八目
- という
- ことば言葉
- が
- ある
- ように
- いちど一度
- きょうかい協会
- から
- はな離れて 、
- にほん日本
- サッカー
- を
- みて
- いただ頂き
- たい 。
傍目八目 【おかめはちもく】
しゃこうじれい
社交辞令
1. something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty complimentYojijukugo (four character compound)
くわばらくわばら
桑原桑原
1. knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!Usually written using kana alone, spoken to ward off misfortune
クワバラクワバラ
ぬあしさあし
抜き足差し足
1. stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
ぬき足さし足 【ぬきあしさしあし】、抜き足さし足 【ぬきあしさしあし】、抜足差足 【ぬきあしさしあし】
かくじんかくよう
各人各様
1. different strokes for different folks; people doing something in their own wayYojijukugo (four character compound)
いちもうだじん
一網打尽
1. round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throwYojijukugo (four character compound)
ぎょくせきこんこう
玉石混交
1. mixed bag; mixture of good and bad; jumble of wheat and chaff; mixture of precious gems and common rocksYojijukugo (four character compound)
玉石混淆 【ぎょくせきこんこう】
てんかたいへい
天下泰平
1. peace throughout the worldYojijukugo (four character compound)
2. carefree; peaceful; relaxedYojijukugo (four character compound)
天下太平 【てんかたいへい】
あいまあいま
合間合間
1. between times; when there's a spare momentusu. 〜に
- おやじ
- は
- あいまあいま合間合間
- に
- 庭いじり
- を
- する 。
もうぼさんせん
孟母三遷
1. the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; Mencius' mother, three movesYojijukugo (four character compound), See also 孟母三遷の教え もうぼさんせんのおしえ
- もうぼさんせん孟母三遷
- の
- おし教え
- など
- もちだ持ち出して 、
- こども子供
- の
- お
- じゅけん受験
- で
- の
- ひっこ引っ越し
- を
- せいとうか正当化
- しないで
- よ 。
じゅうにんといろ
十人十色
1. several men, several minds; everyone has his own (ideas, tastes, interests, etc.); different strokes for different folksYojijukugo (four character compound)
ひとりずもう
一人相撲
1. fighting windmills; tilting at windmills
2. mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)Historical term
独り相撲 【ひとりずもう】、ひとり相撲 【ひとりずもう】