Proverbs & idioms

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

• 不屈不撓ふくつふとうindefatigability; indomitableness; with unremitting tenacity
• 不平不満ふへいふまんdiscontent and grumbling
• 不得要領ふとくようりょうvague; ambiguous; noncommittal; off-point
• 不惜身命ふしゃくしんみょうdevoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings; unsparing devotion to Buddhism
• 不承不承ふしょうぶしょうreluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
• 不撓不屈ふとうふくつtenacity; indomitableness; dauntlessness; inflexibility
• 不易流行ふえきりゅうこうthe principle of fluidity and immutability in haiku; haiku is both fluid and transitory, and eternal and immutable; an interchange between the transient and the immutable is central to the soul of haiku