Idioms and proverbs / Level 4 / Four-character idiom
じもんじとう
jimonjitō
Meaning
Asking and answering oneself.
In use
自問自答して結論を出した。
危機一髪
ききいっぱつ
By a hair's breadth.
一進一退
いっしんいったい
Advancing and retreating by turns.
半信半疑
はんしんはんぎ
Half believing, half doubting.
千差万別
せんさばんべつ
Infinitely varied.
四面楚歌
しめんそか
Surrounded on all sides; utterly isolated.
以心伝心
いしんでんしん
Hearts understanding each other without words.