Results, one-upmanship

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いっこくにせいどikkokuniseido

noun:

  • one country, two systems (Chinese policy allowing for the communist mainland and capitalist areas such as Hong Kong)
ひとつおぼえhitotsuoboe

expression:

  • the one thing that is well-remembered
ひっこしそばhikkoshisoba

noun:

  • buckwheat noodles given to one's new neighbors after moving in - from おそばに参りました
くちをついてでるkuchiwotsuitederu Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
もりじおmorijioもりしおmorishio

noun:

  • placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt
いちわichiwa

noun:

  • one (bird)
まくらえいぎょうmakuraeigyou Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • sleeping one's way up (the career ladder)
こころのままkokoronomama

expression:

  • to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires 思うまま
かたっぱしkatappashi

noun:

たっちゅうtatchuu

noun:

  • sub-temple, esp. a Zen one founded to commemorate the death of a high priest - Buddhism term
ざいさんをくいつぶすzaisanwokuitsubusu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to run through one's fortune (in idleness)
おやのすねかじりoyanosunekajiri

expression / noun:

  • sponging off one's parents - idiom
よねんyonen

noun:

まことのこころmakotonokokoro

noun:

  • one's real intention
退おんてきたいさんontekitaisan

expression:

  • invoking disaster upon one's mortal enemy; Confusion to the enemy! - four character idiom
シャゲダンSHAGEDAN Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • agitating other players in a multiplayer or online game by rapidly moving one's avatar left and right - abbr. of シャア専用ゲルググのダンス - slang
ぜんていばんりzenteibanri

noun:

  • a bright (rosy) future awaiting one; having the world before one - four character idiom
ふうじゅのたんfuujunotan

expression:

  • regretting one's unkindness to one's deceased parents when they were alive
いせいうんiseiun

noun:

  • one's luck with the opposite sex 結婚運
はらばうharabau Inflection

godan ~う verb:

  • to lie on one's stomach; to sleep while lying on one's stomach; to crawl on the ground; to sprawl
だいいっしょうdaiisshou

noun:

  • chapter one; first chapter
かたのちからをぬくkatanochikarawonuku Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
しょいこshoiko

noun:

  • wooden rack with shoulder straps for carrying loads on one's back - archaism
じょうかんjoukan Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • joining one's warship
へいじょうしんheijoushin

noun:

  • one's self-possession; one's presence of mind

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