Results, one-upmanship
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- 九連宝灯【チューレンパオトウ】
noun:
- nine gates; winning hand consisting of one pung of 1s, one pung of 9s and one tile each of every other number, plus one more suited tile, all in the same suit - Mahjong term - From English "chi"
- 一世一代【いっせいちだい・いっせいいちだいirr.】
noun / ~の noun:
- once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime - four character idiom
- 賢弟【けんてい】
pronoun:
- wise younger brother; polite reference to another's younger brother, or to one's junior
- 耳に残る【みみにのこる】 Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
- 一家★【いっか・いっけ】
noun:
- a family; a household; a home; one's family; whole family
- (one's own) style; school
- gang; (yazuka) family
- そのうち☆《その内・其の内》
expression / adverb:
- before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
- of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them; among others
- 思い込む☆【おもいこむ】思いこむ Inflection
godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:
- to be under impression that; to be convinced that; to imagine that; to set one's heart on; to be bent on
- 焦る☆【あせる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind; to be surprised
教習所の教師にそう焦るなと言われています。 My driving instructor says I should be more patient.
- 逃げ出す☆【にげだす】逃げだす・逃出す・にげ出す Inflection
godan ~す verb:
- to run away; to flee; to make off; to take to one's heels; to escape
- to start to run away
今いる市民が逃げ出すという事態が危惧されます。 It is feared that those citizens now present will run away.
- そのうちに☆《その内に》
expression / adverb:
- before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later ➜ その内
- 最高傑作【さいこうけっさく】
noun:
- masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
- 声を大にする【こえをだいにする】 Inflection
expression / ~する verb (irregular):
- to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
- 舌がもつれる【したがもつれる】舌が縺れる Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
- お役御免【おやくごめん】お役ご免・お役ごめん・御役御免・御役ごめん・御役ご免
noun:
- dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
- 機嫌が直る【きげんがなおる】 Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
- ものにする《物にする》 Inflection
expression / ~する verb (irregular):
- to get; to secure; to take possession of; to make one's own; to win (someone's heart)
- to learn; to master
- to complete
- こつこつ働く【こつこつはたらく】コツコツ働く【コツコツはたらく】 Inflection
expression / godan ~く verb:
- to work hard; to toil; to moil; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to slug away
- 胸が騒ぐ【むねがさわぐ】 Inflection
expression / godan ~ぐ verb:
- to feel uneasy; to get into a panic; to feel excited; to have one's heart beat wildly; to have a presentiment
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