Results, one-upmanship

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自己流^☆【じこりゅうjikoryuu】: noun:
one's own style; self-taught manner; 彼女kanojo はha どうしてもdoushitemo それsore をwo自己流jikoryuuにni 料理ryouri しshi たがったtagatta。 She would cook it in her own way.
家父^☆【かふkafu】: noun:
one's father
浮かばれない^☆【うかばれないukabarenai】 Inflection: adjective:
turning in one's grave; cannot rest in peace
一戸^☆【いっこikko】: noun:
one house; household
抱き込む^☆【だきこむdakikomu】抱込む Inflection: godan ~む verb / transitive:
to hold in one's arms
to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
乗り付け^☆【のりつけnoritsuke】: noun:
one's regular taxi
独壇場^☆【どくだんじょうdokudanjou】: noun:
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly - word borne of confusion between the kanji 擅 and 壇 ➜ 独擅場
失職^☆【しっしょくshisshoku】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
losing one's job; 執行部shikkoubu のno 交替koutai でde 彼kare はha失職shisshokuしたshita。 Owing to a change of administrations, he lost his job.
一画^☆【いっかくikkaku】一劃: noun:
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one lot
one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
分け入る^☆【わけいるwakeiru】 Inflection: godan ~る verb:
to force one's way; to push through
自著^☆【じちょjicho】: noun:
one's own literary work
差し手^☆【さしてsashite】: noun:
slipping one's hand beneath the opponent's arm and latching on to the underside of his belt - Sumo term
一心同体^☆【いっしんどうたいisshindoutai】: noun:
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one - four character idiom
帰任^☆【きにんkinin】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
return to one's post
抱き上げる^☆【だきあげるdakiageru】 Inflection: ichidan verb / transitive:
to hold up in one's arms
一木^☆【いちぼくichiboku】: noun:
one tree
自画自賛^☆【じがじさんjigajisan】自画自讚 Inflection: noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares - four character idiom; あいつaitsu のno ことkoto をwo 好きなsukina やつyatsu はha 誰もdaremo いないinai。なぜならnazenara あいつaitsu はha いつもitsumo 自分jibun のno ことkoto をwo自画自賛jigajisanばかりbakari しているshiteiru からkara だda。 Nobody likes him, because he is always blowing his own horn.
任地^☆【にんちninchi】: noun:
one's post; appointment; そのsono 大使taishi はha まもなくmamonaku 現在genzai のno任地ninchiからkara 召喚shoukan されるsareru だろうdarou。 The ambassador will be recalled from his present post soon.
打ち解ける^☆【うちとけるuchitokeru】うち解ける・打解ける Inflection: ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
折り重なる^☆【おりかさなるorikasanaru】折重なる Inflection: godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
自問自答^☆【じもんじとうjimonjitou】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising - four character idiom
眼下^☆【がんかganka】: noun / ~の noun:
under one's eyes; below; 眼下gankaのno 景色keshiki をwo 見るmiru。 Survey the landscape below.
出先^☆【でさきdesaki】: noun:
one's destination
後ろ髪^☆【うしろがみushirogami】: noun:
hair on the back of one's head ➜ 後ろ髪を引かれる
目くじら^☆【めくじらmekujira】: noun:
corner of one's eye; そんなsonna 小さなchiisana ことkoto にni目くじらmekujira立てtate なくてもいいnakutemoii じゃないjanai のno。 You don't have to go getting so hairy about such a small thing.

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