Results, one-upmanship

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桃栗三年柿八年【ももくりさんねんかきはちねんmomokurisannenkakihachinen】: expression:
it often takes time to bear the fruit of one's actions; planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years (to bear fruit), persimmons take eight [literal] - proverb
仲間受け【なかまうけnakamauke】: noun:
being popular among one's companions
手皿【てさらtesara】: noun:
holding food over one's hand
揃いも揃って【そろいもそろってsoroimosorotte】: expression:
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
さすがはsasugaha《流石は^ateji》: expression / adverb:
as one would expect ➜ さすがに; さすがはsasugaha、王子ouji 様sama ですdesu わねwane。きっとkitto ただならないtadanaranai 傑物ketsubutsu のno 素質soshitsu をwo お持ちomochi なのですnanodesu わwa。 Isn't that just what you'd expect from the prince? He certainly has the character of a truly great man.
脚下【きゃっかkyakka】: noun:
at one's feet
身を挺して【みをていしてmiwoteishite】身をていして: expression:
risking one's life
恐妻【きょうさいkyousai】: noun:
submission to one's wife
方違え【かたたがえkatatagae】: noun:
setting off the night before one normally would have departed, travelling in a different direction, spending the night there, and leaving for one's destination in the morning (done to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction; a common practice during the Heian period) - archaism ➜ 方塞がり・方違へ所
肩をすくめる【かたをすくめるkatawosukumeru】肩を竦める Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to shrug one's shoulders
主思い【しゅうおもいshuuomoi】: noun:
worrying about one's master's affairs; one who so worries
開口一番【かいこういちばんkaikouichiban】: adverbial noun:
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth - four character idiom; 会議kaigi のno 席seki でde 常務joumu はha、開口一番kaikouichiban何nani をwo 言ったitta とto 思うomou。大規模なdaikibona リストラRISUTORA 計画keikaku をwo 発表happyou したshita んn だda よyo なna。 Guess what the managing director started off the meeting by saying. The first thing out of his mouth was an announcement of some major restructuring.
息を詰める【いきをつめるikiwotsumeru】 Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to hold one's breath
能事【のうじnouji】: noun:
one's work
併願【へいがんheigan】: noun:
applying to enter more than one school
否応なしに【いやおうなしにiyaounashini】否応無しに・いや応なしに: expression / adverb:
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
前言撤回【ぜんげんてっかいzengentekkai】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
故山【こざんkozan】: noun:
one's native place
形声【けいせいkeisei】: noun:
kanji in which one element suggests the meaning, the other the pronunciation
渡し込み【わたしこみwatashikomi】: noun:
technique of throwing one's opponent by pushing his chest while holding his thigh; thigh-grabbing push down - Sumo term
好きこそものの上手なれ【すきこそもののじょうずなれsukikosomononojouzunare】好きこそ物の上手なれ: expression:
what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing - proverb
命を捨てる【いのちをすてるinochiwosuteru】いのちを捨てる Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
やりたい放題【やりたいほうだいyaritaihoudai】: expression / ~の noun:
as one pleases; irresponsibility
懐を痛める【ふところをいためるfutokorowoitameru】 Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to pay out of one's own pocket
百日の説法屁一つ【ひゃくにちのせっぽうへひとつhyakunichinoseppouhehitotsu】: expression:
a single mistake can ruin all one's hard work; one blunder can render useless a long period of effort; one fart in a hundred days' sermons [literal] - proverb

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