Idioms Flashcards by Sarah Bevan | Brainscape

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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

A

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

A

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

Q

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

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単刀直入

たんとうちょくにゅう

A

Getting straight to the point

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中途半端

ちゅうとはんぱ

A

Halfway unfinished/incomplete

Q

日進月歩

にっしんげっぽ

A

Steady progress

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優柔不断

ゆうじゅうふだん

A

Indecisiveness

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臨機応変

りんきおうへん

A

Playing it by ear

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暗礁に乗り上げる

あんしょう

A

To run aground

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延々長蛇

えんえんちょうだ

A

Long, snaking line

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時代錯誤

じだいさくご

A

Anachronism

Q

一朝一夕

いっちょういっせき

A

Very short amount of time

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平々凡々

へいへいぼんぼん

A

Very ordinary

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叱咤激励

しったげきれい

A

Giving a pep talk