Results, one-upmanship

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ぐふとくくgufutokuku

noun:

  • the pain of not getting what one seeks - Buddhism term
いっけんikken

noun:

  • one ken; six feet
ひとつふたつhitotsufutatsu

noun:

  • one or two; a few; small number
きゅうじんのこうをいっきにかくkyuujinnokouwoikkinikaku Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to fail one step short of great success; to fall at the last hurdle - idiom
いもづるしきimozurushiki

adverb:

  • one after another; in succession
わがものにするwagamononisuru Inflection

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

  • to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
かきためるkakitameru Inflection

ichidan verb:

  • to accumulate one's unpublished paintings or writings
ほねにきざむhonenikizamu Inflection

expression / godan ~む verb:

  • to engrave in one's heart; to inscribe on one's bones [literal] - idiom
おしとおるoshitooru Inflection

godan ~る verb:

  • to force one's way through
めいよばんかいmeiyobankai

noun:

  • restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself - four character idiom
みみがダンボmimigaDANBO

expression:

  • pricking up one's ears and listening; listening attentively - from the Disney movie Dumbo
じばくjibaku Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • being circumscribed by one's own words and actions
イメージトレーニングIMEEJITOREENINGUイメージ・トレーニングIMEEJI/TOREENINGU

noun:

  • training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run - From English "image training"
かってほうだいkattehoudai Inflection

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

  • at one's sweet will; doing whatever one pleases; however one pleases
しんこつにこくすshinkotsunikokusu Inflection

expression / ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs):

  • to engrave in one's heart - idiom
しょくぶんshokubun

noun:

  • one's duty; vocation
ひとつかまhitotsukama

noun:

  • one or the same pot; eating or living together
ねじりはちまきでnejirihachimakide

expression / adverb:

じたくうらjitakuura

noun:

  • behind one's home; one's backyard
なりたけnaritake

adverb:

ゆだんたいてきyudantaiteki

expression:

  • Unpreparedness is one's greatest enemy; He that is too secure is not safe - four character idiom
とめぶろtomeburo

noun:

  • bath for one's exclusive use
こころのともkokoronotomo

expression / noun:

  • one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit
ねがってもないnegattemonai Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
てにあまるteniamaru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable

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