Results, one-upmanship

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雪山童子【せっせんどうじsessendouji】: noun:
young ascetic of the Himalayas; one of the Buddha's past lives - Buddhism term ➜ 釈迦
スクール水着【スクールみずぎSUKUURUmizugi】: noun:
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
原因において自由な行為【げんいんにおいてじゆうなこういgen'innioitejiyuunakoui】: expression:
actio libera in causa; manufacturing the conditions of one's own defence (e.g. getting drunk in order to commit a crime)
思いを致す【おもいをいたすomoiwoitasu】思いをいたす Inflection: expression / godan ~す verb:
to think of; to give one's thought to
一舐め【ひとなめhitoname】ひと舐め Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
a lick; one lick ➜ 舐める; 脱水症状dassuishoujou にはniha、塩shio をwoひと舐めhitoname。 For dehydration, take a lick of salt.
どっちがどっちかdotchigadotchika: expression:
which is which; one or the other
名を挙げる【なをあげるnawoageru】名をあげる・名を上げる・名を揚げる Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to gain fame; to make one's name
妹分【いもうとぶんimoutobun】: noun:
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
元を取る【もとをとるmotowotoru】元をとる Inflection: expression / godan ~る verb:
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
黄鐘調【おうしきちょうoushikichou・おうしきじょうoushikijou】: noun:
ōshiki mode; one of the six main gagaku modes - Music term ➜ 黄鐘【おうしき】・六調子
余儀なくされる【よぎなくされるyoginakusareru】余儀無くされる Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
一花【ひとはなhitohana】: noun / ~の noun:
success; one flower
売り尽くす【うりつくすuritsukusu】売り尽す Inflection: godan ~す verb / transitive:
to sell out; to exhaust one's stock
行政手腕【ぎょうせいしゅわんgyouseishuwan】: noun:
skill at administration; one's administrative skills - four character idiom
主人に仕える【しゅじんにつかえるshujinnitsukaeru】 Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to serve a master; to serve one's employer faithfully
晩節【ばんせつbansetsu】: adverbial noun / temporal noun:
late in life; one's later years
どちらかdochiraka・どっちかdotchika: noun:
either; one (of the two) - どっちか is more colloquial
用向き【ようむきyoumuki】: noun:
errand; one's business; よほどyohodo 重要なjuuyouna用向きyoumukiでde やってきたyattekita ことkoto がga、彼kare のno 顔色kaoiro でde 分かったwakatta。 I could tell by the look on his face that he had come on very important business.
中有【ちゅううchuuu】: noun:
bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days) - Buddhism term ➜ 中陰・四有
死地【しちshichi】: noun:
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive
proper place to die
dilemma; predicament; inescapable situation
歳刑【さいきょうsaikyou】: noun:
Saikyo; one of the eight gods of the koyomi ➜ 八将神
笑顔千両【えがおせんりょうegaosenryou】: noun:
beautiful smile; there being a great charm about one's smile - four character idiom
スキルアップSUKIRUAPPU・スキル・アップSUKIRU/APPU Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
reskilling; improving one's skills - From English "skill-up"
支え合う【ささえあうsasaeau】支えあう Inflection: godan ~う verb:
to support each other; to support one another
盆と正月が一緒に来たよう【ぼんとしょうがつがいっしょにきたようbontoshougatsugaisshonikitayou】盆と正月が一緒に来た様 Inflection: expression / adjectival noun:
to be as busy as a bee; like Christmas and a birthday feast rolled into one - idiom

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