Idioms and proverbs / Level 3 / Four-character idiom
どくりつどっぽ
dokuritsudoppo
Meaning
Standing on one's own feet.
In use
独立独歩の道を選んだ。
順風満帆
じゅんぷうまんぱん
Smooth sailing.
傍若無人
ぼうじゃくぶじん
Behaving as if no one else were there.
疑心暗鬼
ぎしんあんき
Suspicion breeds monsters in the dark.
絶体絶命
ぜったいぜつめい
In dire straits with no escape.
温故知新
おんこちしん
Learning from the past to understand the new.
捲土重来
けんどちょうらい
Coming back stronger after a defeat.