千一夜

せんいちや

Thousand and One Nights

一諾千金

いちだくせんきん

one's word is worth 1,000 pieces of gold, a promise should be kept at all cost

一刻千金

いっこくせんきん

every moment is precious, time is money, precious time

千慮一失

せんりょいっしつ せんりょのいっしつ

mere slip by someone who is usually very careful, simple mistake by a wise person, point overlooked by a cautious person

千載一遇

せんざいいちぐう

once in a lifetime (opportunity), (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years

一字千金

いちじせんきん

word of great value

一日千秋

いちじつせんしゅう いちにちせんしゅう

(waiting) impatiently, (spending) many a weary day, each moment seeming like an eternity

一望千里

いちぼうせんり

sweeping view of the eye, boundless expanse

一瀉千里

いっしゃせんり

one swift effort, rush through one's work, fast-talking, writing, etc.

一獲千金

いっかくせんきん

getting rich quick, making a killing, making a fortune at a single stroke

一攫千金

いっかくせんきん

getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke

一騎当千

いっきとうせん

being a match for a thousand, being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)

一目千本

ひとめせんぼん

place where one can view a vast number of cherry blossom trees at a glance

千編一律

せんぺんいちりつ せんへんいちりつ

humdrum, lack of variety, monotony, stereotypical

一笑千金

いっしょうせんきん

A smile of a beautiful woman is worth a thousand pieces of gold, enchanting smile of a glamorous woman

一人当千

いちにんとうせん いちにんとうぜん

being a match for a thousand

千慮一得

せんりょいっとく せんりょのいっとく

Even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea

一擲千金

いってきせんきん

being lavish with one's money, spending a huge sum of money at once on a treat

千年一日

せんねんいちじつ

without intermission for many years, with constancy of purpose for many years, in the same old rut for years on end