Results, one-upmanship

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外省人【がいしょうじんgaishoujin】: noun:
someone from outside one's own province (China) ➜ 本省人
someone who moved to Taiwan from the continent after WWII ➜ 本省人
貯金を殖やす【ちょきんをふやすchokinwofuyasu】 Inflection: expression / godan ~す verb:
to increase one's savings
目と鼻の間【めとはなのあいだmetohananoaida】眼と鼻の間: expression / noun:
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw ➜ 目と鼻の先【めとはなのさき】
相会う【あいあうaiau】 Inflection: godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:
to meet one another
志操堅固【しそうけんごshisoukengo】 Inflection: noun / adjectival noun:
being faithful to one's principles; being of firm purpose and deep commitment; constancy; true blue - four character idiom
不幸話【ふこうばなしfukoubanashi】: noun:
talking about one's misfortunes; tales of one's misfortunes - colloquialism
煩悩の犬は追えども去らず【ぼんのうのいぬはおえどもさらずbonnounoinuhaoedomosarazu】: expression:
one cannot escape from one's worldly desires; the hounds of earthly desires would return each time they are driven away [literal] - proverb
転学【てんがくtengaku】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
transferring from one college (or one department) to another
力戦奮闘【りきせんふんとうrikisenfuntou】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
fighting with all one's might; fighting up against; making strenuous efforts - four character idiom
腹鼓を打つ【はらつずみをうつharatsuzumiwoutsu】 Inflection: expression / godan ~つ verb:
to eat to one's hearts content; to drum the belly
勝ち逃げ【かちにげkachinige】: noun:
quitting while one is ahead; 「あのano、かりんkarin さんsan・・・、そろそろsorosoro お開きにしませんohirakinishimasen かka？」「駄目dame、勝ち逃げkachinige禁止kinshi！今度kondo こそkoso ボクBOKU がga 勝つkatsu のno！」 "Er, Karin ..., shouldn't we call it a night soon?" "No! No quitting while ahead! Next time I'll win for sure!"
後ろを見せる【うしろをみせるushirowomiseru】 Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to turn one's back (on the enemy)
身をもって【みをもってmiwomotte】身を以て: expression:
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
忙中閑有り【ぼうちゅうかんありbouchuukan'ari】: noun:
find odd moments of leisure in one's busy life
汁の餅【しるのもちshirunomochi】: noun:
mochi received from one's parents after giving birth (trad. eaten in miso soup to improve lactation)
ひっさげるhissageru《引っ提げる・ひっ提げる・提げる》 Inflection: ichidan verb:
to carry in one's own hands; to carry in a manner that is obvious to others - colloquialism ➜ 提げる【さげる】
本人負担【ほんにんふたんhonninfutan】: noun:
paying for the purchase (expense) out of one's own pocket; being responsible for the payment of one's share of the purchase price, expense, etc. - four character idiom
思い合う【おもいあうomoiau】 Inflection: godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:
to love one another
家を畳む【いえをたたむiewotatamu】 Inflection: expression / godan ~む verb:
to shut up one's house
各個【かっこkakko】: noun:
every one; each
年甲斐【としがいtoshigai】: noun:
one's age
座を立つ【ざをたつzawotatsu】座を起つ Inflection: expression / godan ~つ verb:
to leave one's seat
眉を顰める【まゆをひそめるmayuwohisomeru・まゆをしかめるmayuwoshikameru】眉をひそめる【まゆをひそめるmayuwohisomeru】眉をしかめる【まゆをしかめるmayuwoshikameru】 Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
勘を働かせる【かんをはたらかせるkanwohatarakaseru】 Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to use one's intuition; to use one's instinct; to use one's head
舌を出す【したをだすshitawodasu】 Inflection: expression / godan ~す verb:
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue

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