Proverbs & idioms

Japanese proverbs (ことわざ), four-character idioms (四字熟語), and idioms — from JMdict.

• 異曲同工いきょくどうこうdifferent in appearance but essentially the same in content; equal in skills or workmanship but different in style or artistic flavor; the same for all practical purposes
• 異端邪説いたんじゃせつheretical doctrine (thought, faith)
• 異聞奇譚いぶんきたんstrange stories and curious tales
• 異類異形いるいいぎょうstrange-looking creatures; spirits and goblins
• 疑心暗鬼ぎしんあんきsuspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
• 疲労困憊ひろうこんぱいtotal exhaustion
• 疾痛惨憺しっつうさんたん