Results, one-upmanship

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精霊棚【しょうりょうだなshouryoudana】: noun:
shelf with offerings for welcoming the spirits of one's ancestors during the Bon Festival
破体【はたいhatai】: noun:
in calligraphy, an abbreviated or mistaken form of a character, or a work written in more than one calligraphic style
対面交通【たいめんこうつうtaimenkoutsuu】: noun:
walking so that one faces oncoming traffic
主義主張【しゅぎしゅちょうshugishuchou】: noun:
one's principles and position - four character idiom
浅学非才【せんがくひさいsengakuhisai】浅学菲才: noun:
one's lack of learning or ability; shallow learning and limited ability - four character idiom; 浅学非才sengakuhisaiのno 私watashi ではありますdehaarimasu がga、何とぞnanitozo 皆様minasama のnoおo力力をwo 賜りtamawari たくtaku、ここkoko にni お願い申し上げるonegaimoushiageru 次第shidai ですdesu。 I may not have much to offer in the way of learning or ability, but I want to do whatever I can for us all and humbly ask for your favor.
頬被り【ほおかぶりhookaburi・ほおかむりhookamuri】頬かぶり【ほおかぶりhookaburi】頬かむり【ほおかむりhookamuri】頰冠り^old【ほおかぶりhookaburi】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head
feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)
役不足【やくぶそくyakubusoku】約不足^irr. Inflection: adjectival noun / noun:
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role)
not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth - colloquialism ➜ 力不足【ちからぶそく】
追い腹【おいばらoibara】追腹: noun:
following one's master into death by committing ritual suicide (seppuku) ➜ 先腹
度胸を据える【どきょうをすえるdokyouwosueru】 Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to muster one's courage; to resolve oneself; to ready oneself for what is to come - obscure term ➜ 覚悟を決める
住所氏名【じゅうしょしめいjuushoshimei】: noun:
one's name and address; 警官keikan はha、彼らのkarerano住所氏名juushoshimeiをwo 詰問kitsumon したshita。 The policeman demanded their names and addresses.
大声出す【おおごえだすoogoedasu】 Inflection: expression / godan ~す verb:
to raise one's voice; to shout ➜ 大声を出す
おぶうobuu《負ぶう》 Inflection: godan ~う verb / transitive:
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback
to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.) - archaism
一場【いちじょうichijou】: noun:
one time (place)
逃がした魚は大きい【にがしたさかなはおおきいnigashitasakanahaookii】: expression:
the biggest fish is always the one that got away - proverb
手生け【ていけteike】手活け: expression:
doing one's own flower arranging
marrying or making a mistress of a geisha
沐する【もくするmokusuru】 Inflection: ~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:
to wash one's hair or body; to bathe in water - archaism
to receive (a favor, blessing, benefit) - archaism
前を隠す【まえをかくすmaewokakusu】 Inflection: expression / godan ~す verb:
to cover one's private parts
方違へ所【かたたがへどころkatatagahedokoro】方違え所【かたたがえどころkatatagaedokoro】: noun:
place where one spends the night to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction - the へ is pronounced as え in this word - archaism ➜ 方違え・方塞がり
疑問氷解【ぎもんひょうかいgimonhyoukai】: noun:
one's doubts being cleared away (dispelled, resolved) - four character idiom
片肺飛行【かたはいひこうkatahaihikou】: noun:
flying on one engine
親類書き【しんるいがきshinruigaki】: noun:
written record of one's relatives
御召し替え【おめしかえomeshikae】お召し替え: noun:
changing one's clothes; a change of clothes - honorific language
言を守る【げんをまもるgenwomamoru】 Inflection: expression / godan ~る verb:
to keep one's word
レコダイREKODAI: noun:
weight-loss diet accompanied by meticulous notes about when and what one has eaten - abbreviation ➜ レコーディングダイエット
右顧左眄【うこさべんukosaben】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
inability to make up one's mind due to worrying about how others will think; hesitation; wavering; vacillation - four character idiom

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