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Japanese proverbs (ことわざ), four-character idioms (四字熟語), and idioms — from JMdict.
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首尾一貫
しゅびいっかん
consistent; unchanging from beginning to end
首尾貫徹
しゅびかんてつ
(logical) consistency; coherence; unchanging from beginning to end
首鼠両端
しゅそりょうたん
being unable to make up one's mind; sitting on the fence
馬耳東風
ばじとうふう
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
驚天動地
きょうてんどうち
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
骨肉相食
こつにくそうしょく
blood feud; domestic discord
高手小手
たかてこて
bound hands and arms
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鬼哭啾啾
きこくしゅうしゅう
spine-chilling (like the wailing and weeping of a restless ghost); hair-raising
鬼手仏心
きしゅぶっしん
compassionate ruthlessness; merciless scalpel of a merciful surgeon; a demon's hand and a Buddha's heart
鬼面仏心
きめんぶっしん
having the face of a devil and the heart of Buddha; having a stern face but a tender heart
魚目燕石
ぎょもくえんせき
imitation that looks identical to the original; fake causing the original to lose value
鮮血淋漓
せんけつりんり
dripping with fresh blood
鳩首凝議
きゅうしゅぎょうぎ
put heads together and confer; convene and discuss; go into a huddle (over)
鳩首協議
きゅうしゅきょうぎ
put heads together and confer; convene and discuss; go into a huddle (over)
鳩首謀議
きゅうしゅぼうぎ
go into a huddle (over); hold a secret conference (about); put heads together and conspire
鶏口牛後
けいこうぎゅうご
better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull; better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a large organization; better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond
鼓腹撃壌
こふくげきじょう
(people) sing the praises (enjoy the blessings) of peace
鼻元思案
はなもとじあん
superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking; half-baked (foolish, ill-advised) idea
鼻先思案
はなさきじあん
superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking; half-baked (foolish, ill-advised) idea