Proverbs & idioms

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

• 金科玉条きんかぎょくじょうgolden rule (basic principle ensuring success in some activity)
• 金襴緞子きんらんどんすgold-brocaded satin damask
• 金輪奈落こんりんならくutmost limits; to the finish; to the (bitter) end; to the hilt; down to the bedrock
• 針小棒大しんしょうぼうだいexaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
• 鉄心石腸てっしんせきちょうwill of iron
• 鉄拳制裁てっけんせいさい(punishment by) striking with fists
• 錦上添花きんじょうてんかadding a crowning touch of beauty (to); giving added luster (to); crowning beauty (honor, grace) with even greater glory