186Japanese idiom 四字熟語
心機一転
しんきいってんShinki itten
“A full turn of the heart.”
Word for wordThe heart's mechanism makes one turn.
The meaning
Changing one's state of mind in one clean stroke: turning the page, starting on fresh ground. Inner renewal often precedes the renewal of circumstances.
At the origin
The four-character idiom of new beginnings — new year, new post, new life.
The characters
In practice
Mark your next fresh start with one concrete gesture: tidy, write, cut.