四字熟語 Flashcards

(72 cards)

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一網打尽

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いちもうだじん

wholesale arrest, in one fell swoop

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起承転結

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きしょうてんけつ

intro, development, turn, conclusion

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山紫水明

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さんしすいめい

place famous for scenic beauty

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理路整然

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りろせいぜん

logically consistent, well-reasoned

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狂喜乱舞

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きょうきらんぶ

dance wildly with joy

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沈思黙考

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ちんしもっこう

sunk in deep meditation, to muse, be lost in thought

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一触即発

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いっしょくそくはつ

dangerous situation, touch-and-go situation

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豊年満作

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ほうねんまんさく

a year of abundance, bumper harvest

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異口同音

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いくどうおん

unanimous

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付和雷同

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ふわらいどう

to follow the crowd (blindly)

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一進一退

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いっしんいったい

seesawing, one step forward and one step back

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抱腹絶倒

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ほうふくぜっとう

sidesplitting laughter

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前途有望

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ぜんとゆうぼう

promising future

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七難八苦

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しちなんはっく

the seven misfortunes and eight pains

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驚天動地

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きょうてんどうち

earthshaking event, astounding

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縦横無尽

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じゅうおうむじん

freely, without bounds

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本末転倒

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ほんまつてんとう

putting the cart before the horse

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是非曲直

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ぜひちょくきょく

the right and wrong (of a matter), relative merits

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頭寒足熱

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ずかんそくねつ

keep one’s head cool and feet warm

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時節到来

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じせつとうらい

the clock has struck, my time has come

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故事来歴

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こじらいれき

the origin and history (e.g. of a festival)

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一挙両得

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いっきょりょうとく

kill to birds with one stone

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即断即決

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そくだんそっけつ

a swift decision

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人跡未踏

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じんせきみとう

untrodden, trackless

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適材適所
てきざいてきしょ | right person on the right place
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奇想天外
きそうてんがい | bizarre, fantastic, unexpected
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単刀直入
たんとうちょくにゅう | direct, straight to the point
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美辞麗句 
びじれいく | flowery words, high-flown rhetoric
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意味深長
いみしんちょう | pregnant with meaning, suggestive
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不言実行
ふげんじっこう | actions speak louder than words, work before words
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用意周到
よういしゅうとう | prudent, very careful
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名所旧跡
めいしょきゅうせき | Scenic and historic sites
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力戦奮闘
りきせんふんとう | fight with all of one's power
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五里霧中
ごりむちゅう | to lose one's bearings, to be bewildered
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絶体絶命
ぜったいぜつめい | get into a desperate situation
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針小棒大
しんしょうぼうだ に言う | exaggerate, make mountains out of molehills
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優柔不断
ゆうじゅうふだん | indecisiveness, irresolution
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臨機応変
りんきおうへん | as occasion may demand, play it by ear,
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利害得失
りがいとくしつ | gains and losses, advantages and disadvantages
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自給自足
じきゅうじそく | self-sufficiency, self-contained
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同床異夢
どうしょういむ | cohabiting but living in different worlds
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晴耕雨読
せいこううどく | work in the field in fine weather and stay at home reading when it is wet
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電光石火
でんこうせっか lightning speed
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明鏡止水
めいきょうしすい a mind as serene as a polished mirror [as still water
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雲散霧消
うんさんむしょう vanish like mist
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疑心暗鬼
ぎしんあんき | suspicion begets idle fears, doubts will lead to doubts
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大義名分
たいぎめいぶん | a just cause, good reason
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一心不乱
いっしんふらん concentrate single mindedly one one's task
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薄利多売
はくりたばい | small profits and quick returns
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品行方正
ひんこうほうせい | person of good conduct
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自画自賛
じがじさん | sing one's own praises
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無味乾燥
むみかんそう | dry and tasteless
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悪戦苦闘
あくせんくとう | to fight hard against heavy odds
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心機一転
しんきいってん | turn over a new leaf
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率先垂範
そっせんすいはん | practice what you preach, lead by example
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大器晩成
たいきばんせい | a late bloomer, great talents mature late
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油断大敵
ゆだんたいてき | overconfidence is the worst enemy
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起死回生
きしかいせい | revival of the dead
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新賞必罰
しんしょうひつばつ
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闘志満々
とうしまんまん | be full of fight
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空前絶後
くうぜんぜつご | (so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
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天災地変
てんさいちへん natural disaster
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同工異曲
どうこういきょく | be practically the same
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一日千秋
いちじつせんしゅう | waiting impatiently, each moment seeming like an eternity
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論旨明快
ろんしめいかい | point of an argument being stated clearly
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有名無実
ゆうめいむじつ | nominal (only)
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注意散漫
ちゅういさんまん | distractedness
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意気消沈
いきしょうちん | to lose heart
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一望千里
いちぼうせんり | sweeping view of the eye
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危急存亡
ききゅうそんぼう | an emergency, critical moment
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是非善悪
ぜひぜんあく | rights and wrongs, relative merits
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容姿端麗
ようしたんれい | to be handsome, personable, good-looking