Results, one-upmanship
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- 物心☆【ものごころ】
noun:
- awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
- いまひとつ☆《今一つ・いま一つ・今ひとつ》
expression / adverb:
- one more; another; the other - colloquialism
- not quite; not very good; lacking ➜ 今一【いまいち】
実験の結果は今ひとつぱっとしなかった。 Our experimental results left something to be desired.
- 風物詩☆【ふうぶつし】風物誌irr.
noun:
- thing that reminds one of a particular season
- poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
風鈴が奏でる涼やかな音は日本の夏の風物詩の一つだが、近年ではただの騒音と捉える人も増えている。 The clear and refreshing sound of the wind chimes is one of the characteristics of summers in Japan, but in recent years the number of people who perceive it merely as noise has been increasing.
- お一人様☆【おひとりさま】お一人さま・御一人様
noun:
- one person; one customer - honorific language
- unmarried woman (with no children) over the age of 30 - colloquialism ➜ 負け犬
- 仕事場☆【しごとば】
noun:
- place where one works; construction site; working area
仕事場の管理者は、正確さ、効率性、献身を期待する。 Office managers expect accuracy, efficiency, and dedication.
- 失脚☆【しっきゃく】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- losing one's position; losing one's standing; falling (from power); being overthrown; downfall
彼は放漫だったので失脚した。 He lost his job through his irresponsibility.
- 若い頃☆【わかいころ】若いころ☆
expression / noun / adverbial noun:
- one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
- 聞き書き☆【ききがき】聞書き・聞き書・聞書 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- writing down what one hears; account of what one hears
- 単身赴任☆【たんしんふにん】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind - four character idiom
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