Japanese Characters

Shown in this section are Yoji-jukugo
(exprssions made up of 4 Japanese characters joined together.)

#31 seishin-seii

sincere mind, sincere intention

heartiness, in all sincerity, wholeheartedly, with a single eye, with heartfelt sincerity, with one's whole soul, with singleness of purposes, incerely, faithfully,

#32 seiren-keppaku

honest and pure

incorruption, a person of integrity, a person with an unblemished record, (as) clean as a whistle

#33 iki-yoyo

spirits soaring

cock-a-hoop, cockhorse,/ elated in spirits, flush, in fine feather, in high snuff, to be in good cheer, to be in a buoyant mood, to be over the moon,in triumph, in high spirits

#34 ishin-denshin

from one heart to another

immediate communication from one mind to another,telepathy, telepathic communication between people, tacit understanding, intunitively shared thoughts or feelings, to be able to read each other's mind

#35 ichigo-ichie

in one lifetime, one meeting

treasure every encounter, for it will never recur, a once-in-a-lifetime meeting

#36 ikka-danran

one family all together

the whole family happily united, a happy home, a happy family

#37 issho-kenmei

one lifetime laying down one's life

put all one's energy into, with all one's might, try as hard as one can, with all one's heart and soul, putting all one's energy

#38 issei-ichidai

one generation, one lifetime

once in a lifetime

#39 isseki-nicho

one stone, two birds

to kill two birds with one stone

#40 ippatsu-shobu

one shot decides who wins

one shot deal, one-shot thing, single-bout match, go for broke, all or nothing

#41 gaiju-naigo

soft on the outside, hard on the inside

gentle on the outside, tough on the inside, gentle in appearance, but sturdy in spirit, hard on oneself, but easy on others

#42 kishoku-manmen

a joyful color fills one's face

a face full of joy, beaming with joy, smiling from ear to ear, delight written all over one's face, a face lit up with joy

#43 kiso-tengai

an unusual idea from the sky

fantastic, out of ordinary, surreality, totally unexpected

#44 kyozon-kyoei

living together, flourishing together

co-existence and co-prosperity, live and let live

#45 shitta-gekirei

scolding, encouraging

to give someone a pep talk, to psyche them up, to fire them up, to get them going

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