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ちょうさんぼし (chou sanboshi)
Fickle / Changeable nature
条件を変えても実質は朝三暮四だ。
Even if the terms change, it’s still being fooled by superficial change.
残業代の上限が上がったと思ったら、基本給が下がった。これは朝三暮四だ。
They raised the overtime cap but cut the base salary — that’s three in the morning and four in the evening.
ゆだんたいてき (yudan taiteki)
Carelessness leads to disaster
試合での油断は大敵だ。
Letting your guard down in a game is the greatest enemy.
試合終了間際の失点。油断大敵を痛感した。
A goal conceded in the final moments — a harsh lesson that carelessness is your worst enemy.
ふげんじっこう (fugen jikkou)
Actions speak louder than words
彼は不言実行で結果を出した。
He acted without saying and achieved results.
彼は多くを語らず、不言実行で結果を残した。
He spoke little, letting his actions speak for themselves.
どうこういきょく (doukou ikyoku)
Different roads to the same destination
二つの作品は同工異曲だ。
The two works are the same in method but different in style.
二人の戦法は同工異曲で、結果は同じ勝利だった。
Their strategies were different in form but the same in essence, both leading to victory.
せんざいいちぐう (senzai ichiguu)
Once in a blue moon / Once in a lifetime chance
千載一遇のチャンスを逃すな。
Don’t miss this once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity.
千載一遇のチャンスを前に、彼の手が震えた。
His hands trembled at the once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity before him.
いんねんしょうき (innen shouki)
Nothing happens by accident / Everything happens for a reason
この出会いも因縁生起だと思う。
I think this meeting is also due to a chain of causes and conditions.
その出会いは偶然ではない、まさに因縁生起だった。
That meeting was no coincidence — it was truly a fated connection.
じきしょうそう (jiki shousou)
Jumping the gun
それを決定するのは時期尚早だ。
It’s too early to decide that.
「今は動くな。時期尚早だ。」
Don’t make a move now. It’s premature.
だいどうしょうい (daidou shoui)
A hair’s breadth difference / Tweedledum and Tweedledee
二つの案は大同小異だ。
The two proposals are largely the same with minor differences.
二つの案は大同小異で、どちらでも結果は同じだった。
The two plans were much the same, with only minor differences.
じがじさん (jiga jisan)
Pat oneself on the back / Self-praise
自画自賛だが、この作品は最高だ。
Self-praise it may be, but this is my best work.
「やっぱ俺、天才だな。」完全に自画自賛だった。
I really am a genius. It was pure self-praise.
うおうさおう (uou saou)
Running around like a headless chicken
避難所で人々が右往左往していた。
People were moving about in confusion in the shelter.
予想外の事態に、選手たちは右往左往していた。
In the unexpected situation, the players rushed about in confusion.