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Idio. Exp. (H2E)
Level 3 and 4 idioms (hiragana to interpretation)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ねこにこばん | Wasting something on someone who will not appreciate it |
| でるくいはうたれる | Don't stand out or make waves. |
| さるもきはらおちる | Anyone can make a mistake. |
| いしばしをたたいてわたる | Look before leaping. |
| いしのうえにもさんねん | Practice and perseverance pay off in the end. |
| いっしょうけんめい | To the best of one's ability. |
| あめふってじかたまる | After the storm comes the calm, adversity builds character, out of tough times come the good |
| じゅうにんといろ | Everyone is different. Everyone has their own tastes. |
| わようせっちゅう | To combine Japanese and Western styles |
| いわぬがはな | Silence is golden. Some things are better left unsaid. |
| なきっつらにはち | When it rains it pours. Bad things come in threes. |
| のこりものにはふくがある | All things come to those who wait. |
| ちりもつもればやまとなる | Lots of small efforts lead to great things. |
| ごうにいってはごうにしたがえ | When in Rome, do as the Romans do. |
| いしんでんしん | To read the other's mind, to know instinctively |
| Two phrases: しちてんはっき . ななころびやおき | Never quit. Never say die. |
| うおうさおう | Running around in confusion like a chicken with it's head cut off. |
| あさめしまえ | Piece of cake! |
| .いのなかのかわずたいかいをしらず. | - To know nothing of the outside world - |
| .さんいんよればもんじゅのちえ. | - Two heads (three?) are better than one. - |
| .じしんまなん. | - full of confidence - |
| .ちゅうとはんぱ. | - to leave things half-finished - |
| .みっかほうず. | - someone who doesn't stick to anything for long/ gives up easily - |
| .たんしんふにん. | - refers to a business person who is transferred to a new assignment, but leaves the family behind (usually for children's education) - |
| .うでをみがく. | - to hone one's skills - |
| .じゃくにくきょうじょく. | - survival of the fittest, only the strong survive - |
| .だいこんやくしゃ. | - a bad or "ham" actor - |
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