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犬馬の労【けんばのろうkenbanorou】: noun:
rendering what little service one can
反噬【はんぜいhanzei】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
turning against one's master; returning evil for good
合本【がっぽんgappon】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
collection in one volume
膳越し【ぜんごしzengoshi】: noun:
rudely reaching over one's serving tray to grab food behind it with one's chopsticks
一円札【いちえんさつichiensatsu】: noun:
one-yen bill
心に残る【こころにのこるkokoroninokoru】 Inflection: expression / godan ~る verb:
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
一人分【ひとりぶんhitoribun】１人分: noun:
one person's portion
寿命を延ばす【じゅみょうをのばすjumyouwonobasu】 Inflection: expression / godan ~す verb:
to prolong one's life
手ぐし【てぐしtegushi】手櫛: noun:
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
本音を言う【ほんねをいうhonnewoiu】本音をいう Inflection: expression / godan ~う verb:
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth; to be brutally honest
目の上のたんこぶ【めのうえのたんこぶmenouenotankobu】目の上のたん瘤: expression:
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action ➜ 目の上のこぶ
私考【しこうshikou】: noun:
one's own thoughts or opinion - polite language
考えを示す【かんがえをしめすkangaewoshimesu】 Inflection: expression / godan ~す verb:
to state one's opinion
貰い事故【もらいじこmoraijiko】もらい事故: expression / noun:
car accident for which one is not responsible; car accident where the other side is at fault
後追い心中【あとおいしんじゅうatooishinjuu・あとおいしんぢゅうatooishinjuu】跡追い心中: noun:
suicide immediately after the death of one's spouse or lover; following one's lover (husband, wife) into death
満面笑顔【まんめんえがおmanmen'egao】: noun:
(with) one's face beaming with joy; smiling from ear to ear - four character idiom
一芸一能【いちげいいちのうichigeiichinou】: noun:
(excelling in) one area or skill; (being skilled or gifted in) one certain area - four character idiom
予想に反して【よそうにはんしてyosounihanshite】: expression / adverb:
contrary to one's expectations
権現造り【ごんげんづくりgongenzukuri】権現造: noun:
style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof, and are connected via an intermediate passageway
改氏【かいしkaishi】: noun:
change of one's surname
息を凝らす【いきをこらすikiwokorasu】 Inflection: expression / godan ~す verb:
to hold one's breath
不遇時代【ふぐうじだいfuguujidai】: noun:
one's dark days; the period during which one suffered misfortune and obscurity - four character idiom
あごが干上がる【あごがひあがるagogahiagaru】顎が干上がる Inflection: expression / godan ~る verb:
to lose one's means of livelihood; to become unable to earn a living
側む【そばむsobamu】 Inflection: godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:
to lean to one side; to oppose; to look aside; to regret
鼻をつまむ【はなをつまむhanawotsumamu】 Inflection: expression / godan ~む verb:
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose

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