Results, one-upmanship

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あそびまわるasobimawaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect 遊び歩く
ちからぶそくchikarabusoku Inflection

noun / ~の noun / adjectival noun:

  • lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth

あのano討論会touronkaideha力不足chikarabusokuでしたdeshita I was out of my depth in that debate.

どっちにしてもdotchinishitemoどちらにしてもdochiranishitemo

expression:

  • either way; in any case; one way or another
おおはじをかくoohajiwokaku Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face 大恥
あまりものにふくがあるamarimononifukugaaru

expression:

  • don't despair because you're the last to take your pick; you can find treasures in leftovers; one man's trash is another's treasure - proverb
あまいしるをすうamaishiruwosuu Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

  • to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets - idiom
たんとういtantoui

noun:

  • attending physician; doctor-in-charge; attending doctor; one's doctor
うまいしるをすうumaishiruwosuu Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

  • to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets - idiom
がっつりgattsuriガッツリGATTSURI

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • firmly; plentifully; with all one's might - onomatopoeia
きずいkizui Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • willful; wilful; as one pleases
うつつをぬかすutsutsuwonukasu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on) - as 〜にうつつ...
こころをくだくkokorowokudaku Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains
  • to be concerned; to worry
いっぱつやippatsuya

noun:

  • all-or-nothing gambler; power hitter (baseball); slugger; one hit wonder (e.g. in music)
だんこはんたいdankohantai Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
おにのくびをとったようoninokubiwotottayou Inflection

expression / adjectival noun:

  • triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck [literal]
すりよせるsuriyoseru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
こしかけだいkoshikakedai

noun:

  • bench (i.e. for bathroom); seat; small piece of furniture upon which one can sit on 腰掛け
えいぎょうあんないeigyouannai

noun:

  • business guide; catalogue; document describing one's business
がんこいってつgankoittetsu Inflection

noun / adjectival noun:

  • stubborn; obstinate; sticking to one's views or decisions - four character idiom
はをくいしばるhawokuishibaru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper - idiom
  • to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
おごりたかぶるogoritakaburu Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others
おんなぐるいonnagurui Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • infatuation (with a woman); obsessing (over a woman); losing one's head (over a women)
かくとうぎkakutougi

noun:

  • martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
シャッポをぬぐSHAPPOwonugu Inflection

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

  • to concede defeat; to surrender; to take one's hat off (to somebody) [literal] - idiom
ひょろけるhyorokeru Inflection

ichidan verb:

  • to stagger; to stumble; to be unsteady on one's feet

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