Results, one-upmanship

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おさげosage

noun:

  • wearing one's hair in braids

彼女kanojohakamiwoお下げosagenishiteita She wore her hair in plaits.

いかんせんikansen

expression / adverb:

  • to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately

expression:

  • it cannot be helped - in the form 〜をいかんせん
ぜんりょくをあげるzenryokuwoageru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to use all one's strength (ability)
かまくびをもたげるkamakubiwomotageru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
ういざんuizan

noun:

  • meeting one's master for the first time (of a new servant); ceremony at which a new servant has his first audience with his new master - archaism
こくおんkokuon

noun:

  • one's debt to one's country
うわまえuwamae

noun:

  • part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono) 下前
  • percentage; commission 上米【うわまい】
きかいをうかがうkikaiwoukagau Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

  • to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
ちゃくさいchakusai

noun:

  • one's legal wife; legitimate wife
ひとおりhitoori

noun:

  • one box
ひとまくものhitomakumono

noun:

  • (a) one-act play
ふにょいfunyoi Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss
  • short of money; in financial difficulty
どくがんdokugan

noun / ~の noun:

  • one-eyed

彼女kanojoha独眼dokugannonekowo見てmite震え上がったfurueagatta She shuddered at the sight of the one-eyed cat.

はらのむしがおさまらないharanomushigaosamaranai

expression:

  • cannot contain one's anger; can't contain myself; staying angry
くちにみつありはらにけんありkuchinimitsuariharaniken'ari

expression:

  • honey in one's mouth but a razor in one's belt - idiom
ちょうきchouki

noun:

  • one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
おいさきoisaki

noun:

  • one's future
貿かたぼうえきkataboueki

noun:

  • one-sided trade; one way (unbalanced) trade
くつぬぎkutsunugiirr.

noun:

  • place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house 靴脱ぎ石
かないいちどうkanaiichidou

noun:

  • all one's family; one's whole family - four character idiom
いっかくikkaku

noun:

  • one grab
いっかくサイikkakuSAIいっかくさいikkakusaiイッカクサイIKKAKUSAI

noun:

  • great one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis); Indian rhinoceros インドサイ
いっしょうisshou

noun:

  • one win; one victory
いきをころすikiwokorosu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
しゅっせきにっすうshussekinissuu

noun:

  • number of days (times) one has attended

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