Results, one-upmanship

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いっきょりょうとくikkyoryoutoku

noun:

  • killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends - four character idiom

DTPdehonwo作ればtsukureba安いyasuishi早いhayaishiまさにmasani一挙両得ikkyoryoutokuda Desktop publishing lets you produce books quickly and cheaply. It's like killing two birds with one stone.

ちからをつけるchikarawotsukeru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to build up one's strength; to get stronger
  • to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
いっこくikkoku

noun:

  • one koku (measure)
ひげもじまんのうちhigemojimannouchi

expression:

  • taking pride in one's humility is a form of bragging; he that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted; too much humility is pride - proverb
ぐいgui

noun:

  • one's humble opinion
なきゃnakya

suffix:

てをあわせるtewoawaseru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together
  • to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody - idiom
マルチへんせいMARUCHIhensei

noun:

  • broadcasting more than one video stream through one television channel
こまりぬくkomarinuku Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be at one's wit's end; to be in great trouble; to be at a loss
ぞくせきzokuseki

noun:

  • one's class (and legal domicile)
ふところがいたむfutokorogaitamu Inflection

expression / godan ~む verb:

  • to make a dent in one's purse; to have to pay out of one's own pocket
ほうこうさきhoukousaki

noun:

  • one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
のどをならすnodowonarasu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
はばにするhabanisuru Inflection

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

  • to do as one wishes; to get one's way - archaism
  • to be proud; to boast - archaism
ヒップアップHIPPUAPPUヒップ・アップHIPPU/APPU

noun:

  • lifting one's buttocks (e.g. through exercise); getting a perkier bum; getting rid of sagging buttocks - From English "hip up"
しごとひとすじshigotohitosuji

noun:

  • living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work - four character idiom
とびいしれんきゅうtobiishirenkyuu

noun:

  • series of holidays with one or two workdays in between - four character idiom
えらばれしものerabareshimono

noun:

  • the chosen one; the chosen ones; the select few
わきがあまいwakigaamai Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip - Sumo term
  • having weak defenses
わすれおwasureo

noun:

  • decorative gauze strap that hangs from the front left side of the kohimo when tying closed one's hanpi 小紐
じいんとjiintoジーンとJIINtoジンとJINtoじーんとji-ntoじんとjinto

adverb:

  • extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing - onomatopoeia
  • heartrending; touching the heart
ひとりずつhitorizutsu

adverb:

  • one by one; one at a time; in turn
ひとりきりhitorikiri

noun / adverb:

独りきりhitorikirino人生jinseiなどnado耐えられないtaerarenai I can't face this life alone.

めいっぱいmeippai Inflection

adjectival noun / adverb / noun:

  • with all one's might
しょうきとはおもえないshoukitohaomoenai Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • not in one's right mind; insane

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