Results, one-upmanship
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- 山中の賊を破るは易く心中の賊を破るは難し【さんちゅうのぞくをやぶるはやすくしんちゅうのぞくをやぶるはかたし】
expression:
- it's hard to discipline one's mind; defeating the bandits in the mountains is easy; defeating the bandit in one's heart is hard [literal] - proverb
- 青春時代【せいしゅんじだい】
noun:
- one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life - four character idiom
- 痩せても枯れても【やせてもかれても】やせても枯れても
expression:
- even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be
- 一病息災【いちびょうそくさい】
expression:
- one who experiences a chronic ailment takes better care of his health and lives longer - four character idiom
- 汚名返上【おめいへんじょう】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- clear one's name; redeem oneself; clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation) - four character idiom
- シャンプーハット
noun:
- broad-rimmed topless cap worn (esp. by young children) to prevent shampoo getting into one's eyes - trademark of Pip Co., Ltd. - From English "shampoo hat"
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