Results, one-upmanship
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- 今日は人の身明日は我が身【きょうはひとのみあすはわがみ】
expression:
- what chances to one man may happen to all; what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone - proverb
- のどに詰まる【のどにつまる】 Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to stick in one's throat; to choke on something
- 一攫千金を夢見る【いっかくせんきんをゆめみる】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to dream of making a fortune at one stroke; to dream of getting rich quickly
- 怒りを遷す【いかりをうつす】 Inflection
expression / godan ~す verb:
- to be so angry that one lashes out at unrelated things; to have an outburst of anger
- 海老反り【えびぞり】えび反り
noun:
- holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backward like a shrimp (in kabuki, represents being overwhelmed by someone's power)
- だめもと《駄目元》ダメもと《ダメ元》
noun:
- giving something a try because one has nothing to lose - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 駄目で元々
- 語気を強める【ごきをつよめる】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
- 手を出す【てをだす】手をだす Inflection
expression / godan ~す verb:
- to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand
- to get involved in; to make a move on
- to start a fight; to make a move in violence
- 矛を収める【ほこをおさめる】戈を収める Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
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