List: yojijukugo

yojijukugo  noun  noun (generic) 

• constantly changing phase and being highly unpredictable

yojijukugo  noun  noun (generic) 

• locking the barn door after the horse has bolted, doing something too late, mending the pen after the sheep are lost

yojijukugo  noun  noun (generic) 

• miswriting a word, using the wrong kanji to write a word

yojijukugo  rare term  noun  noun (generic) 

• all of creation following their original natures, living and enjoying themselves freely, the kites fly and the fish leap
• Heaven's will that all of creation shall follow their original natures and live freely
• as a ruler's benevolence spreads, the people will find their places in the land based on their abilities

yojijukugo  noun  noun (generic) 

• woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty, femme fatale

yojijukugo  expression 

• scholarship and swordsmanship are one and the same, the literary and the military are the same path

yojijukugo  noun  noun (generic) 

• losing weight and becoming bony because of grief

yojijukugo  noun  noun (generic) 

• trying to reach above one's station and failing, trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing, monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)

yojijukugo  noun  noun (generic) 

• the three friends of winter (pine, bamboo and plum)

yojijukugo  noun  noun (generic) 

• showing unyielding diligence in one's studies, wearing a hole through one's metal inkstone from constant studying