Results, one-upmanship
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- いずれ菖蒲か杜若【いずれあやめかかきつばた】何れ菖蒲か杜若
expression:
- (of a choice) one being as excellent as the other; both so beautiful it is hard to choose between - idiom
- 匹夫も志を奪うべからず【ひっぷもこころざしをうばうべからず】
expression:
- one cannot shake the will of even the lowliest man; a person's will should be respected; even a menial deserves his convictions - proverb
- 内心忸怩【ないしんじくじ】内心じくじ Inflection
~たる adjective / ~と adverb:
- ashamed deep down in one's heart; blushing with shame when one remembers something - four character idiom
- 堪えない【たえない】
expression:
- unable to suppress one's emotions ➜ 堪える
- unable to cope with one's responsibilities
- 鷹化して鳩となる【たかかしてはととなる・たかけしてはととなる】
expression:
- one of the 72 climates (from the 11th of the second lunar month until the 15th) ➜ 七十二候
- ロストバージン・ロストヴァージン・ロスト・バージン・ロスト・ヴァージン Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- losing one's virginity; defloration - From English "lost virgin"
- 目を凝らす【めをこらす】目をこらす Inflection
expression / godan ~す verb:
- to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
- ポジショントーク・ポジション・トーク
noun:
- spreading baseless information to benefit one's own position in the stock market (etc.) - From English "position talk"
- statement that is beneficial to oneself
- 後家を立てる【ごけをたてる】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to remain faithful to the memory of one's husband and never remarry
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