Four-character idioms

何なんという極悪ごくあく非道ひどう

“THAT'S POSITIVELY DIABOLIC!”

No Devil Required: 極悪非道ごくあくひどう and the Off-the-Way Wickedness VIZ Turns Christian

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ましてや社長ボスの正体しょうたいなど言語道断ごんごどうだん

“AND ESPECIALLY NOT THE BOSS'S.”

The Road Where Words Are Cut Off: 言語道断ごんごどうだん and the Buddhist Silence VIZ Turns into an Ellipsis

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かたわらに潜ひそむ白はくにその戦たたかいの一部いちぶ始終しじゅうを観察かんさつさせていたワケだ

“HAKU, WHO WAS HIDING NEARBY, OBSERVED AND STUDIED EVERY ASPECT OF OUR FIGHT, FROM BEGINNING TO END.”

One Whole Book, Start to Finish: 一部始終いちぶしじゅう and the "Part" That Secretly Means "Everything"

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いやごくろう戦たたかいの一部いちぶ始終しじゅうを見みせてもらった

“I SAW THE WHOLE THING. WELL DONE.”

The Part That Means the Whole: 一部始終いちぶしじゅう and the Start-to-Finish VIZ Compresses Into Three Words

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船長せんちょう一網打尽いちもうだじんですっ！！

“CAPTAIN! HE GOT THE WHOLE CREW WITH ONE SWEEP!”

One Cast, Every Fish: 一網打尽いちもうだじん and the Net English Swaps for a Broom's Sweep

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クク…でもまぁ安心あんしんしろ全まったくの一心いっしん同体どうたいってワケじゃない

“HA HA... BUT DON'T WORRY. WE'RE NOT COMPLETELY ASSIMILATED.”

One Body, Not One Heart: 一心同体いっしんどうたい and the Bond VIZ Flattens Into "Assimilated"

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刃やいばを向むけてくる者ものは一刀両断いっとうりょうだんにせねばならぬ

“...AND I MUST CLEAVE ANYONE WHO TURNS A SWORD UPON ME.”

One Stroke, Two Pieces: 一刀両断いっとうりょうだん and the Old English Verb That Keeps the Cut but Drops the Count

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そうだ自暴じぼう自棄じきになって大勢おおぜい殺ころした

“YES, I KILLED MANY IN MY DESPERATION!”

Twice Against Herself: 自暴自棄じぼうじき and the Mencius Idiom VIZ Always Renders as Desperation

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自業自得じごうじとくってのはこの事ことだな

“THE MORE YOU TRY TO FIGHT IT, THE MORE YOU'LL SUFFER!!”

When Karma Becomes Tactics: 自業自得じごうじとく and the Buddhist Verdict English Turns into Battle Advice

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縦横じゅうおう無尽むじんに動うごくことが可能かのう足場あしばの悪わるい所ところでの戦たたかいに適てきしておりこの回転かいてんする部屋へやに相応ふさわしい技わざだと言いえる

“...MAKING IT PERFECT FOR THIS ROTATING ROOM. IT KEEPS ME READY TO MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION, AND IS WELL SUITED FOR A FIGHT WITH SUCH UNCERTAIN FOOTING.”

One Word for Every Direction: 縦横無尽じゅうおうむじん and the Four-Character Compass VIZ Flattens to "Any Direction"

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問答もんどう無用むようじゃあぁ！！

“SILENCE!!”

Dialogue Ruled Useless: 問答無用もんどうむよう and the Four-Character Verdict VIZ Cut to One Word

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正々せいせい堂々どうどう

“IT WAS A BOLD...”

A Dying Demon's Highest Compliment: 正々堂々せいせいどうどう and the "Fair and Square" VIZ Never Actually Prints

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正々堂々せいせいどうどう…勝負しょうぶ！！

“LET'S DO THIS... FAIR AND SQUARE!”

Two Old Friends, One Doubled Word: 正々堂々せいせいどうどう and the Rare Case Where “Fair and Square” Really Fits

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私わたしが四苦八苦しくはっくしてんのを楽たのしんでる……

“HE RUINS EVERYTHING... HE ENJOYS TORMENTING ME!”

Four Sufferings, Eight Sufferings: 四苦八苦しくはっく and the Buddhist Headcount VIZ Rounds Down to "Torment"

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まあそんなものは戦たたかう為ための大義名分たいぎめいぶんだとも言えるがな…

“THOUGH I SUPPOSE YOU COULD SAY THEY USE IT TO JUSTIFY THEIR GOING TO WAR...”

A Cause With a Rank Attached: 大義名分たいぎめいぶん and the Confucian Doctrine VIZ Flattens Into "Justify"

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生殺与奪せいさつよだつの権けんを他人たにんに握にぎらせるな！！

“NEVER LEAVE YOURSELF SO DEFENSELESS IN FRONT OF AN ENEMY!”

VIZ Translation Watch #2: 生殺与奪せいさつよだつの権けん Becomes "Never Leave Yourself So Defenseless" — and Four More Shifts We Verified by Hand

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５：油断ゆだん大敵たいてき！！

“number 5: Pride Goeth Before a Fall”

The Chapter Title That Became a Bible Verse: 油断大敵ゆだんたいてき and the Proverb VIZ Swapped In

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猫背ねこぜで揉み手もみでをしながら俺おれの機嫌きげんを常につねに伺いうかがい…全身全霊ぜんしんぜんれいでへつらうのだ。

“FIRST AND FOREMOST, YOU MUST PLEASE ME! BOW AND SCRAPE AND AVERT YOUR EYES! YOU TOADIES ARE MINE, BODY AND SOUL!”

A Rare Perfect Match: 全身全霊ぜんしんぜんれい and the Body-and-Soul Idiom VIZ Quietly Rewires

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