popular  yojijukugo  noun  noun (generic) 

• alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty)
• (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands), resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient

popular  rarely used kanji form  yojijukugo  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb 

• putting the cart before the horse, mistaking the means for the end, getting one's priorities backwards

popular  rarely used kanji form  yojijukugo  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb 

• diligent application (to work or study), cultivating one's character by studying hard
• mutual encouragement (to improve), working hard together, friendly rivalry

popular  yojijukugo  noun  noun (generic) 

• annual function, annual event

popular  yojijukugo  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic) 

• half in doubt, half-convinced, dubious, incredulous

popular  yojijukugo  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  noun  noun (generic) 

• in name but not in reality

popular  yojijukugo  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb 

• alternating between happiness and anxiety, swinging between joy and sorrow, being glad and sad by turns, oscillating between optimism and pessimism

popular  yojijukugo  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  noun  noun (generic) 

• indecisive, irresolute, shilly-shally, vacillating

popular  yojijukugo  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb 

• hit it off with (a person), find a kindred spirit in (a person), sympathy, mutual understanding

popular  abbreviation  yojijukugo  expression 

• suspicion will raise bogies, once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious, jumping at shadows