Results, one-upmanship

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かおみせkaomise Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • making one's debut; making one's first appearance - esp. 顔見せ
  • (just) showing one's face; showing up - esp. 顔見せ 顔を見せる
  • introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors) - esp. 顔見世
  • December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform - esp. 顔見世 顔見世狂言
ひとよさhitoyosa

noun:

  • one night; all night 一夜
しゅへいshuhei

noun:

  • one's troops
くふうをこらすkufuuwokorasu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
シャンポンまちSHANPONmachi

noun:

  • wait to turn either of two pairs into a pung to finish one's hand - Mahjong term
せいとくseitokuしょうとくshoutoku

noun:

  • one's nature or personality

~の noun:

  • inherent; innate

hitoha(生得shoutokutekini)歩けるarukeru People walk naturally.

しゃばんきゅういつshabankyuuitsu Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • pursuing one overriding objective while forsaking all the others - four character idiom
ゲンなおしGENnaoshiげんなおしgennaoshi Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • improvement in one's luck; changing one's luck 縁起直し
しんせきけんぞくshinsekikenzoku

noun:

  • one's family and relatives; one's kith and kin - four character idiom
りんこうrinkou

noun:

  • traveling with one's bicycle using public transportation
いはいをけがすihaiwokegasu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to disgrace one's ancestors; to tarnish the honour of one's ancestors
てにあせをにぎるteniasewonigiru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
とうしんじさつtoushinjisatsu Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • throwing oneself to one's death; precipitating oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death 投身
つえはしらtsuehashira

noun:

  • person upon whom one relies
ひともじhitomoji

noun:

  • one (written) character
  • Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum) - archaism - female language
みちにまようmichinimayou Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

  • to lose one's way; to get lost
じょうきょうはんだんjoukyouhandan

noun:

  • one's assessment of the situation - four character idiom
しょうぞうけんshouzouken

noun:

  • rights to usage of one's likeness
しかんshikan Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • admonishing (one's master) at the cost of one's life
むしをころすmushiwokorosu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to control one's temper
えいきをやしなうeikiwoyashinau Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

  • to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
いちもくおくichimokuoku Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority - from the weaker player in a game of go being allowed to place an extra stone as a handicap - idiom
たいしつかいぜんtaishitsukaizen

noun:

  • improvement of one's constitution; reformation - four character idiom
むねをかすmunewokasu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo) 胸を借りる
ぶんふそうおうbunfusouou Inflection

adjectival noun:

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