傍若無人
bōjaku bujin
"Acting as if no one else were present — the audacity of a chore boy claiming the Pirate King's title mid-battle"
不撓不屈
futō fukutsu
"Never bending, never breaking — a will that will neither flex (撓) under load nor yield (屈) to another’s force; a virtue defined by a doubled negation (不…不…)"
波瀾万丈
haran banjō
"A life of stormy waves and towering swells — the standard Japanese epithet for an eventful, turbulent life"
自由自在
jiyū jizai
"Free and unrestricted, acting entirely at one’s own will — two "self-" words (自由 freedom + 自在 at-will command) doubled for total emphasis"