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迅速果断
じんそくかだん
quick and decisive; fast and daring
迅雷風烈
じんらいふうれつ
violent thunder and fierce wind; rapidly changing situation; swift action
近所合壁
きんじょがっぺき
immediate neighborhood; immediate neighbourhood
近郷近在
きんごうきんざい
surrounding country; neighboring villages
迷惑千万
めいわくせんばん
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
迷惑至極
めいわくしごく
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
追善供養
ついぜんくよう
memorial service
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速戦即決
そくせんそっけつ
quick battle for a quick victory; blitzkrieg
造反有理
ぞうはんゆうり
there are no rebels without reasons
造次顛沛
ぞうじてんぱい
(a) moment
造言飛語
ぞうげんひご
wild rumor; wild rumour
連帯責任
れんたいせきにん
collective responsibility; joint liability
連戦連勝
れんせんれんしょう
succession of victories
連日連夜
れんじつれんや
every day and every night
連銭葦毛
れんぜんあしげ
dapple gray (horse coat color); dapple grey
連鎖反応
れんさはんのう
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
進取果敢
しんしゅかかん
enterprising and daring; boldly forward-looking
進退両難
しんたいりょうなん
being driven to the wall; finding oneself between the devil and the deep blue sea; finding oneself between a rock and a hard place
進退去就
しんたいきょしゅう
one's course of action; deciding what to do with oneself, whether staying in the present position or leaving it
遅疑逡巡
ちぎしゅんじゅん
shilly-shally; hesitation; indecision; vacillation
運否天賦
うんぷてんぷ
trusting to chance; trusting to Providence
過剰防衛
かじょうぼうえい
excessive or unjustifiable self-defense (defence)
過大評価
かだいひょうか
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
過当競争
かとうきょうそう
excessive competition
道心堅固
どうしんけんご
being of firm (unshakable) faith and strict practice
道聴塗説
どうちょうとせつ
shallow-minded mouthing of secondhand information
遠交近攻
えんこうきんこう
policy of cultivating distant countries while working to conquer those nearby
遠慮会釈
えんりょえしゃく
reserve and consideration (to others)
遠慮近憂
えんりょきんゆう
failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term
遠謀深慮
えんぼうしんりょ
deep design and forethought; farsighted and deeply-laid plan
適材適所
てきざいてきしょ
the right person in the right place
適者生存
てきしゃせいぞん
survival of the fittest
遮二無二
しゃにむに
desperately; recklessly; (rushing) headlong
遺憾千万
いかんせんばん
extremely regrettable; deeply unfortunate; most disappointing; utterly deplorable
酒池肉林
しゅちにくりん
sumptuous feast; debauch
酔歩蹣跚
すいほまんさん
tipsy lurch; reeling gait; staggering gait
酔生夢死
すいせいむし
idling one's life away; living to no purpose
酔眼朦朧
すいがんもうろう
(with) one's eyes blurred from drinking; with drunken eyes; dazed by wine
醇風美俗
じゅんぷうびぞく
good morals and manners; genial manners and laudable customs; pristine way of life
重厚長大
じゅうこうちょうだい
heavy, thick, long, and big (products, esp. industrial); massive and heavy; heavy (industry)
野心満々
やしんまんまん
burning with ambition; highly ambitious
金剛不壊
こんごうふえ
firm and solid; sturdy and indestructible; unshakable; adamantine
金口木舌
きんこうぼくぜつ
(public) opinion leader
金城湯池
きんじょうとうち
an impregnable fortress; an unassailable territory
金城鉄壁
きんじょうてっぺき
impregnable castle (walls); impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
金枝玉葉
きんしぎょくよう
member of the Imperial family; royalty
金殿玉楼
きんでんぎょくろう
magnificent palace
金波銀波
きんぱぎんぱ
sparkling waves; waves sparkling in the moonlight or with the light of the rising (setting) sun
金烏玉兎
きんうぎょくと
sun and moon
金甌無欠
きんおうむけつ
flawless; perfect; (a nation) having never been invaded by outside forces