Results, one-upmanship
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- 目の前★【めのまえ】
expression / noun:
- before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose
- immediate; imminent; around the corner
この間ミュージカルに見に行ったんだけど、前から3列目でさ、もう憧れの人が目の前で、もう最高だったね。一段と彼を好きになった。 I was at a musical recently, in the third row. Seeing the actor I love up close like that made me feel more smitten with him than ever.
- 足元★【あしもと】足下☆【あしもと・そっか】足もと・足許【あしもと】
noun / ~の noun:
- at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step")
noun:
- gait; pace; step
~の noun:
- most recent; current
pronoun:
- you; thou
飲み過ぎて、なんか足元がフラフラする。 I drank too much and the ground seemed to spin under my feet.
廊下は滑りやすいので、足元に気を付けなさい。 The hallway is slippery, so watch your step.
- 身柄★【みがら】
noun:
- one's person
悪名高い反乱兵はついに捕らえられ、拘置所に身柄を拘束された。 The notorious rebel was ultimately captured and confined to jail.
- 一円★【いちえん】
noun:
- one yen
suffix / adverb:
- throughout (an area); whole district
一円玉を水に浮かせ、そこに磁石をゆっくり近づけると、一円玉は磁石に近づく。 If you float a one yen coin on water and move a magnet slowly towards it then the coin will approach the magnet.
- 厘★【りん】
numeric:
- one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); 0.0375 grams (one-hundredth of a monme)
noun:
- old monetary unit (0.001 yen)
彼の打率は3割4分3厘で、ホームランは54本であった。 He batted .343 with 54 home runs.
銭厘を大切にすれば大金はおのずとたまる。 Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.
- 持論★【じろん】
noun:
- one's cherished opinion; pet theory
私の持論の一つは、物事は少しはなれたところから見るべきだということである。 A pet theory of mine is that things should be seen from a distance.
- 自力★【じりき・じりょく】
noun / ~の noun:
- one's own strength; one's own efforts
noun:
- self-salvation - Buddhism term
アメリカは自国の問題を自力で解決するであろう。 America will solve her problems for herself.
- 籍★【せき】
noun / suffix noun:
- one's family register; one's domicile
suffix noun:
- nationality
- membership (club, party, etc.)
- 自前★【じまえ】
noun / ~の noun:
- taking care of one's responsibilities by oneself; one's own efforts; one's own expense
- going into business for oneself (selling one's own products); entrepreneur of such a business
- 名乗り★【なのり】名告り・名のり・名乗irr.・名告irr. Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction ➜ 名ノリ
- name readings of kanji
- 晩年★【ばんねん】
noun:
- one's later years; final years (in life)
この金時計は私にとって非常に大切なものだ。母が晩年に形見として私にくれたものだから。 This gold watch is the apple of my eye. Mother gave it to me as a keep-sake in her later years.
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