Idioms and proverbs / Level 3 / Four-character idiom
ごりむちゅう
gorimuchū
Meaning
Lost in a thick fog.
In use
対策が見えず五里霧中だ。
独立独歩
どくりつどっぽ
Standing on one's own feet.
大同小異
だいどうしょうい
Much the same, differing only in detail.
首尾一貫
しゅびいっかん
Consistent from start to finish.
温故知新
おんこちしん
Learning from the past to understand the new.
枝葉末節
しようまっせつ
Trivial details beside the point.
初志貫徹
しょしかんてつ
Seeing one's original resolve through.