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四字熟語 Flashcards

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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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5
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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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9
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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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12
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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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17
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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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18
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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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19
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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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22
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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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23
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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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24
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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

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てきざいてきしょ

right person on the right place

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26
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奇想天外

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きそうてんがい

bizarre, fantastic, unexpected

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27
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単刀直入

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たんとうちょくにゅう

direct, straight to the point

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28
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美辞麗句　

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びじれいく

flowery words, high-flown rhetoric

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29
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意味深長

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いみしんちょう

pregnant with meaning, suggestive

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不言実行

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ふげんじっこう

actions speak louder than words, work before words

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用意周到

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よういしゅうとう

prudent, very careful

32
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名所旧跡

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めいしょきゅうせき

Scenic and historic sites

33
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力戦奮闘

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りきせんふんとう

fight with all of one’s power

34
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五里霧中

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ごりむちゅう

to lose one’s bearings, to be bewildered

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絶体絶命

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ぜったいぜつめい

get into a desperate situation

36
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針小棒大

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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

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ゆうじゅうふだん

indecisiveness, irresolution

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臨機応変

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りんきおうへん

as occasion may demand, play it by ear,

39
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利害得失

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りがいとくしつ

gains and losses, advantages and disadvantages

40
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自給自足

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じきゅうじそく

self-sufficiency, self-contained

41
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同床異夢

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どうしょういむ

cohabiting but living in different worlds

42
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晴耕雨読

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せいこううどく

work in the field in fine weather and stay at home reading when it is wet

43
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電光石火

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でんこうせっか

lightning speed

44
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明鏡止水

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めいきょうしすい

a mind as serene as a polished mirror [as still water

45
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雲散霧消

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うんさんむしょう

vanish like mist

46
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疑心暗鬼

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ぎしんあんき

suspicion begets idle fears, doubts will lead to doubts

47
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大義名分

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たいぎめいぶん

a just cause, good reason

48
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一心不乱

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いっしんふらん

concentrate single mindedly one one’s task

49
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薄利多売

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はくりたばい

small profits and quick returns

50
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品行方正

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ひんこうほうせい

person of good conduct

51
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自画自賛

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じがじさん

sing one’s own praises

52
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無味乾燥

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むみかんそう

dry and tasteless

53
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悪戦苦闘

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あくせんくとう

to fight hard against heavy odds

54
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心機一転

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しんきいってん

turn over a new leaf

55
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率先垂範

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そっせんすいはん

practice what you preach, lead by example

56
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大器晩成

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たいきばんせい

a late bloomer, great talents mature late

57
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油断大敵

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ゆだんたいてき

overconfidence is the worst enemy

58
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起死回生

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きしかいせい

revival of the dead

59
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新賞必罰

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しんしょうひつばつ

60
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闘志満々

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とうしまんまん

be full of fight

61
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空前絶後

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くうぜんぜつご

(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last

62
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天災地変

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てんさいちへん

natural disaster

63
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同工異曲

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どうこういきょく

be practically the same

64
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一日千秋

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いちじつせんしゅう

waiting impatiently, each moment seeming like an eternity

65
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論旨明快

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ろんしめいかい

point of an argument being stated clearly

66
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有名無実

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ゆうめいむじつ

nominal (only)

67
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注意散漫

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ちゅういさんまん

distractedness

68
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意気消沈

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いきしょうちん

to lose heart

69
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一望千里

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いちぼうせんり

sweeping view of the eye

70
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危急存亡

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ききゅうそんぼう

an emergency, critical moment

71
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是非善悪

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ぜひぜんあく

rights and wrongs, relative merits

72
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容姿端麗

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ようしたんれい

to be handsome, personable, good-looking

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