Results, one-upmanship

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めいどのみやげmeidonomiyage

expression / noun:

  • pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
かいをぬけるkaiwonukeru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to withdraw from a society; to quit an association; to give up one's membership of a society
とぶとりあとをにごさずtobutoriatowonigosazu

expression:

てんはにぶつをあたえずtenhanibutsuwoataezu

expression:

  • God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent - proverb
かこんをのこすkakonwonokosu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
じんぎをきるjingiwokiru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to make a formal salutation (between gamblers); to formally greet; to pay one's respects
たつとりあとをにごさずtatsutoriatowonigosazu

expression:

  • it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order - proverb 跡を濁す【あとをにごす】
よみあさるyomiasaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
しょいshoi

noun:

  • act; deed; one's doing - obscure term 仕業

それsoreha実際jissai君のkimino所為shoiであるdearu It is in fact your fault.

ふたことめfutakotome

noun:

  • favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
めをはしらせるmewohashiraseru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
しんぞうにけがはえているshinzounikegahaeteiru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to be shameless; to have a lot of nerve; to have nerves of steel; to have hair on one's heart [literal] - idiom
しゅうへんかんきょうshuuhenkankyou

noun:

  • surrounding environment; ambient surrounding; one's surroundings
ふりたてるfuritateru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice
オーナーけいえいしゃOONAAkeieisha

noun:

  • owner-manager; sole proprietor; owner-operator; one-man business
ありがたがるarigatagaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to be thankful; to feel grateful; to show one's gratitude
ふみとどまるfumitodomaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to hold one's ground
  • to stop (doing); to give up
しぶつかshibutsuka Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
にぎりつぶしnigiritsubushi

noun:

せいしんしゅうようseishinshuuyou Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul) - four character idiom
つうぶるtsuuburu Inflection

godan ~る verb:

  • to act like a know-it-all; to pretend you know everything; to fancy one is an authority 通がる
いちおうめをとおすichioumewotoosu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

めをたのしませるmewotanoshimaseru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on 目を悦ばす
えんけいきょしょうenkeikyoshou

noun:

  • longing for someone or something; waiting for someone of great talent to arrive; stretching one's neck and standing on tiptoes [literal] - four character idiom
あたうかぎりataukagiri

expression / ~の noun:

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