week 6 day 6

Question 1

唯一

Answer 1

Unique

ゆいいつ

Question 2

唯一無二

Answer 2

One and only / Unparalleled

ゆいいつむに

Question 3

単刀直入

Answer 3

Straightforward / Direct

たんとうちょくにゅう

Question 4

無色透明

Answer 4

Colorless and transparent / Neutral

むしょくとうめい

Question 5

一言一句

Answer 5

Every word / Word for word

いちごんいっく

Question 6

時期尚早

Answer 6

Premature / Too early

じきしょうそう

Question 7

和洋折衷

Answer 7

Eclectic / Blend of East and West

わようせっちゅう

Question 8

被害妄想

Answer 8

Paranoid delusions / Delusions of persecution

ひがいもうそう

Question 9

喜怒哀楽

Answer 9

Joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure / The full range of human emotions

きどあいらく

Question 10

起承転結

Answer 10

Introduction, development, turn, conclusion / Beginning, middle, climax, end

きしょうてんけつ

Question 11

危機一髪

Answer 11

A narrow escape / A hair’s breadth away from disaster

ききいっぱつ

Question 12

創意工夫

Answer 12

Ingenuity / Creativity and resourcefulness

そういくふう

Question 13

試行錯誤

Answer 13

Trial and error / Experimentation and mistakes

しこうさくご

Question 14

右往左往する

Answer 14

To be in a state of confusion / To be at sixes and sevens

うおうさおうする

Question 15

単身赴任

Answer 15

Solo assignment / Going on a business trip alone

たんしんふにん

Question 16

自信喪失する

Answer 16

Lose confidence / Become disheartened

しじんそうしつする

Question 17

質実剛健な

Answer 17

Simple and sturdy / Solid and simple

しつじつごうけんな

Question 18

亭主関白

Answer 18

Male chauvinist / Dominating husband

ていしゅかんぱく

Question 19

油断大敵

Answer 19

Complacency is one’s greatest enemy / Carelessness invites disaster

ゆだんたいてき

Question 20

暗中模索

Answer 20

Fumbling in the dark / Searching blindly

あんちゅうもさく

Question 21

臨機応変

Answer 21

Flexible / Adaptable to circumstances

りんきおうへん

Question 22

悪戦苦闘する

Answer 22

Struggle hard / Fight against odds

あくせんくとう

Question 23

一喜一憂

Answer 23

Alternating joy and sorrow / Ups and downs

いっきいちゆう

Question 24

不法投棄

Answer 24

Illegal dumping / Illegal disposal of waste

ふほうとうき

Question 25

自暴自棄

Answer 25

Desperate / Reckless ## Footnote じどうじき

Question 26

感慨無量

Answer 26

Overwhelming emotion / Profoundly moved ## Footnote かんがいむりょう

Question 27

情状酌量

Answer 27

Mitigating circumstances / Consideration of circumstances ## Footnote じょうじょうしゃくりょう

Question 28

支離滅裂

Answer 28

Incoherent / Disjointed ## Footnote しりめつれつ

Question 29

美辞麗句

Answer 29

Flowery language / Elegant expressions ## Footnote びじれいく

Question 30

五里霧中

Answer 30

Confused / In a fog ## Footnote ごりむちゅう

Question 31

新陳代謝

Answer 31

Metabolism / Renewal and regeneration ## Footnote しんちんたいしゃ

Question 32

一網打尽

Answer 32

Capture all at once / Round up completely ## Footnote いちもうだじん

Question 33

冠婚葬祭

Answer 33

Life's major events (birth, marriage, death, etc.) / Ceremonies and rituals of life ## Footnote かんこんそうさい