Results, one-upmanship

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あたまかくしてしりかくさずatamakakushiteshirikakusazu

expression:

  • burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom [literal] - idiom
しつめいshitsumei Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • losing one's life; dying
ないそんnaisonうちまごuchimago

noun:

  • child of one's heir
さかだちしてもsakadachishitemo

expression:

  • no matter how hard one might try; no matter what one does; even if one stood on one's head [literal] 逆立ち
おもいさだめるomoisadameru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to make up one's mind; to be determined
おやおもいoyaomoi

noun:

  • love or affection for one's parents

親思いoyaomoinomusumeさんsanであるdearuことkotohaわかりますwakarimasu I can tell that you're a daughter who cares a lot for her parents.

きばをむくkibawomuku Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to bare one's fangs; to snarl at
かおがたつkaogatatsu Inflection

expression / godan ~つ verb:

  • to save one's face; to maintain one's status
ピーカンPIIKANぴいかんpiikan

noun:

  • state of fine weather where one is subject to direct sunlight
ちてきのうりょくchitekinouryoku

noun:

  • one's intellectual powers; one's mental faculties

しかしshikashi多くookunotende珍しいmezurashiitoriであるdearuというのはtoiunohakarehaかつてkatsute科学者kagakushatachiga人間ningenniしかshikaないnaito思っていたomotteitataneno知的能力chitekinouryokuwo示しているshimeshiteirunoであるdearu But in many ways, the bird called Alex is unusual, for it has shown the kind of mental abilities that scientists once thought only humans had.

かたがわつうこうkatagawatsuukou

noun:

  • one way (traffic)
婿むこいりmukoiri婿 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • being adopted into the family of one's bride
ひとくるめhitokurume

noun:

  • one bunch; one bundle; one lot
いっとうittou

noun:

  • one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle) 頭【とう】
すいせいむしsuiseimushi

noun:

  • idling one's life away - four character idiom
たたきばしtatakibashi

noun:

  • ringing one's chopsticks against a dish (in order to request seconds, etc.) (a breach of etiquette)
ざいしゃzaisha Inflection

~する noun:

  • to be in one's office; to work for a company
かんしゃくをおこすkanshakuwookosu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
いっさつたしょうissatsutashouいっせつたしょうissetsutashou

expression:

  • It is justifiable to kill one (harmful) person to save the lives of many - four character idiom
ひとなつhitonatsu

noun:

  • one summer
めのしょうがつmenoshougatsu

expression:

  • feast for one's eyes; sight as pleasing as the New Year
むねいっぱいmuneippai

noun:

~の noun:

  • chest full of; lungs full of
きつねのまどkitsunenomado

noun:

  • way of entangling one's hands together to leave a small opening between the middle and ring fingers; fox's window [literal]
ぐんしんgunshin

noun:

  • a crowd or large number of one's retainers or subjects
じゅんこくjunkoku

noun:

  • dying for one's country

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