and historical and contemporary Japanese life and social experience. The entries in the published dictionaries of are typically limited to these idiomatic compounds of various origins. Chinese and Japanese origins of idiomatic The Japanese are closely related to the Chinese , in that a great many of the former are adopted from the latter and have the same or similar meaning as in Chinese. Many other , however, are Japanese in origin. Some examples of these indigenous Japanese four-character idioms are: , (uncanny romantic relationship formed by a quirk of fate) , (once-in-a-lifetime experience) , (sly old dog of much worldly wisdom) , (romantic entanglement; love affair) , (a bystander's vantage point) , (singing one's own praises; tooting one's own horn) , (double-dealer; timeserver) Examples of idiomatic yojijukugo 一攫千金 ikkakusenkin (ichi one + kaku grasp + sen thousand + kin gold) making a fortune at a stroke. (Origin: Chinese classics) 美人薄命 bijinhakumei (bi beauty + jin person + haku thin + mei life) A beautiful woman is destined to die young.; Beauty and fortune seldom go together. (Origin: Chinese classics) 酔生夢死 suiseimushi (sui drunken + sei life + mu dreamy + shi death) idling one's life away; dreaming away one's life accomplishing nothing significant (Origin: Chinese classics) 羊頭狗肉 yōtōkuniku (yō sheep + tō head + ku dog + niku meat) crying wine and selling vinegar; extravagant advertisement (Origin: Chinese classics) 悪因悪果 akuin'akka (aku bad/evil + in cause + aku bad/evil + ka effect) An evil cause produces an evil effect; Sow evil and reap evil. (Origin: Buddhist scriptures) 会者定離 eshajōri (e meeting + sha person + jō always + ri be separated) Every meeting must involve a parting; Those who meet must part. (Origin: Buddhist scriptures) 一期一会 ichigoichie (ichi one + go life + ichi one + e encounter) (Every encounter is a) once-in-a-lifetime encounter (Origin: Japanese tea ceremony) 一石二鳥 issekinichō (ichi one + seki stone + ni two + chō bird) killing two birds with one stone (Origin: English proverb) 異体同心 itaidōshin (i different + tai body + dō same + shin mind) Harmony of mind between two persons; two persons acting in perfect accord. 順風満帆 junpūmanpan (jun gentle/favorable + pū wind + man full + pan sails） smooth sailing with all sails set; everything going smoothly 十人十色 jūnintoiro (jū ten + nin person + to ten + iro color) to each their own; So many people, so many