Idioms Flashcards by Sarah Bevan

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一目瞭然

いちもくりょうぜん

A

Something v clear, easy to understand

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一石二鳥

いっせき

A

Kill two birds

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枝葉末節

しようまっせつ

A

Unimportant details

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首尾一貫

しゅびいっかん

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Consistent, unchanging

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四苦八苦

しくはっく

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Something extremely painful

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才色兼備

さいしょくけんび

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Woman with brains and beauty

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自業自得

じごうじとく

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Taking on the result of ones own bad actions

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異口同音

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United opinions

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無我夢中

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Lose oneself in sthg

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以心伝心

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Tacit understanding, telepathy

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満場一致

まんじょいっち

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Unanimous

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大きな世話

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None of my business

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言語道断

ごんごどうだん

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Something outrageous, unbelievable

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喜怒哀楽
きどあいらく

が顔に出る
を顔に出す

A

Human emotions

(Show
Be expressed)

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社交辞令

しゃこうじれい

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Diplomatic way of putting something, saying something to be polite

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右往左往

うおうさおう

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Move about in confusion

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意味深長

A

Profound, often hidden, meaning

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前代未聞

ぜんだいみもん

A

Unheard of

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大同小異

だいどうしょうい

A

Essentially the same (but with small differences)

Q

虎視眈々

こしたんたん

A

With an eagle eye

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杓子定規

しゃくしじょうぎ

A

Hard and fast rule

Q

心機一転

しんきいってん

A

Changing ones attitude

Q

単刀直入

たんとうちょくにゅう

A

Getting straight to the point

Q

中途半端

ちゅうとはんぱ

A

Halfway unfinished/incomplete

日進月歩 | にっしんげっぽ

Steady progress

優柔不断 | ゆうじゅうふだん

Indecisiveness

臨機応変 | りんきおうへん

Playing it by ear

暗礁に乗り上げる | あんしょう

To run aground

延々長蛇 | えんえんちょうだ

Long, snaking line

時代錯誤 | じだいさくご

Anachronism

一朝一夕 | いっちょういっせき

Very short amount of time

平々凡々 | へいへいぼんぼん

Very ordinary

叱咤激励 | しったげきれい

Giving a pep talk