Results, one-upmanship
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- 奥底☆【おくそこ・おうてい】
noun:
- depths; bottom (of one's heart) ➜ 心の奥底
トムはその件のことはすっかり忘れたように見えるかもしれないが、心の奥底ではまだ深く傷ついている。 It may seem like Tom has forgotten all about the matter, but deep down inside, he's still torn up about it.
- オウム返し【オウムがえし】おうむ返し【おうむがえし】鸚鵡返し【オウムがえし・おうむがえし】
noun:
- parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot - oft. adv. as おうむ返しに
- 賓頭盧【びんずる】
noun:
- Pindola; Pindola Bharadvaja (one of four Arhats asked by the Buddha to remain in the world to propagate Buddhist law) - Buddhism term
- 組み直す【くみなおす】組みなおす Inflection
godan ~す verb:
- to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
- すぼめる・つぼめる《窄める》 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
- 易行道【いぎょうどう】
noun:
- the easy way; attaining rebirth in the Pure Land through the vows of Amitabha (as opposed to one's own efforts) - Buddhism term ➜ 難行道
- 衆人環視【しゅうじんかんし】
expression:
- (in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one) - four character idiom
- いい迷惑【いいめいわく】良い迷惑・好い迷惑 Inflection
expression / noun / adjectival noun:
- real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own) - the いい is ironic
- 人生模様【じんせいもよう】
noun:
- facets (aspects) of (human) life; the pattern of (one's) life - four character idiom
- 永久就職【えいきゅうしゅうしょく】
noun:
- marrying to become a housewife; permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife) [literal] - idiom - colloquialism
- 陪乗【ばいじょう】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- riding in the same carriage (car) (with a superior); attending on (one's superior) in the same carriage
- ご自愛ください【ごじあいください】ご自愛下さい・御自愛下さい
expression:
- please take care of yourself; please be careful not to... (concerning one's health or well-being)
- 尊厳死【そんげんし】
noun:
- death with dignity; natural death (as opposed to extending one's life unnaturally with life support)
- 読書百遍【どくしょひゃっぺん】
expression:
- Repeated reading (makes the meaning clear); Reading something again and again (will lead one to realize its meaning) - four character idiom
- 形骸化【けいがいか】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
- 赤手空拳【せきしゅくうけん】
noun:
- barehanded; having no wealth or position to rely on (aside from one's own resourcefulness) (when embarking on something) - four character idiom
- 饗【きょう・あえ】
noun:
- treating someone (to food or drink); entertaining someone (as one's guest) - archaism
- 責任回避【せきにんかいひ】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- avoidance of responsibility; shirking (one's) responsibility - four character idiom
Kanji
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