Results, one-upmanship

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捕り手☆【とりてtorite】捕手

noun:

  • policeman; official in charge of imprisoning offenders - archaism
  • art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands - Martial Arts term
一句☆【いっくikku】

noun:

  • phrase (verse, line)
  • one haiku-poem
重ね☆【かさねkasane】襲

noun:

  • pile; heap; layers (e.g. of clothing); set (e.g. of boxes); course (e.g. of stones) - esp. 重ね

counter:

  • counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.) - esp. 重ね; used after a word from the "hito-futa-mi" counting system

noun:

開講☆【かいこうkaikou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • holding a course (of lectures); offering a course
  • beginning a series of one's lectures; starting a new course

１年次nenji開講kaikouのno『大学生daigakuseiのnoためtameのno表現法hyougenhou』とto２年次nenji開講kaikouのno『食品shokuhin化学kagaku』のno２科目kamokuをwo担当tantouしていますshiteimasu。 I'm teaching two courses, year one's "Self-expression for University Students" and year two's "Food Chemistry".

工面☆【くめんkumen・ぐめんgumen】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • contrivance; managing (to raise money)

noun:

  • one's financial condition

今日kyouはha借金shakkinのno工面kumenでde東奔西走touhonseisouしたshita。 I was on the go all day today looking for a loan.

目隠し☆【めかくしmekakushi】目かくし Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; blinker; eye bandage
  • concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

詐欺師sagishiはha新たにaratani人hitoをwoだますdamasuまえmaeにni、目隠しmekakushi、すなわちsunawachi、人hitoをwoだますdamasuテクニックTEKUNIKKUをwo磨くmigaku。 A confidence man polishes his "hood winking" or "eye-washing" techniques before bilking a new victim.

専売特許☆【せんばいとっきょsenbaitokkyo】

noun / ~の noun:

  • patent

noun:

  • one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
三文☆【さんもんsanmon】

noun / prefix noun:

  • paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness

noun:

  • three one-mon coins - orig. meaning

朝起きasaokiはha三文sanmonのno徳toku。 Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

没年☆【ぼつねんbotsunen】歿年

noun:

  • year of a person's death
  • one's age at death ➜ 享年
積み込み☆【つみこみtsumikomi】

noun:

  • loading
  • stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage - Mahjong term
托鉢☆【たくはつtakuhatsu】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • monk's "begging"; religious mendicancy; asking for alms
  • going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple) - Buddhism term

禅僧zensouはha新宿shinjuku駅ekiのnoあたりatariでde托鉢takuhatsuしshiてteいiますmasu。 Zen priests beg for alms near Shinjuku station.

旧家☆【きゅうかkyuuka】

noun:

  • old family; old-established family
  • one's old home; one's childhood home

私のwatashino家ieはha旧家kyuukaですdesu。 My family is an old one.

筒抜け☆【つつぬけtsutsunuke】

noun:

  • being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets)
  • going in one ear and out the other
天命☆【てんめいtenmei】

noun:

  • God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; fate; karma; destiny
  • one's life; one's lifespan

人事jinjiをwo尽くしてtsukushite天命tenmeiをwo待つmatsu。 Man proposes, God disposes.

一枚看板☆【いちまいかんばんichimaikanban】

noun:

  • leading player; prima donna; box-office star - four character idiom
  • best item one has (to show); one's sole Sunday best; one's single area of expertise
指折り☆【ゆびおりyubiori】指折irr.

noun:

  • leading; prominent; eminent; foremost; distinguished
  • counting on one's fingers ➜ 指折り数える
横たえる☆【よこたえるyokotaeru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to lay down
  • to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
食らいつく【くらいつくkuraitsuku】喰らいつく・食らい付く☆・喰らい付く Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

しかしshikashi今imaはha、一目hitome見てmite、サメSAMEがgaそのsono人hitoにniくらいつくkuraitsukuのnoはha避けられないsakerarenaiようだyoudaとtoいうiuことkotoにni気づかkizukaずにはいられないzunihairarenai。 However, I can't help noticing, at this moment, that at first glance it seems inevitable that the shark will devour the man.

力負け☆【ちからまけchikaramake】力負irr. Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent
  • losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
転がり込む☆【ころがりこむkorogarikomu】 Inflection

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

  • to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to come to live with
  • to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
羽ばたく☆【はばたくhabataku】羽撃く・羽搏く Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

  • to flap (wings)
  • to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
満身☆【まんしんmanshin】

noun:

  • the whole body

~の noun:

  • all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.)

彼kareはha満身manshinのno力chikaraをwo込めてkometeそれsoreをwo持ち上げたmochiageta。 He lifted it up with all his might.

暇を出す【ひまをだすhimawodasu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to fire someone; to discharge someone
  • to divorce one's wife
家風【かふうkafuu・いえかぜiekaze】

noun:

  • family tradition
  • wind blowing from the direction of one's home ［いえかぜ］ - archaism
微【びbi】 Inflection

noun / adjectival noun:

  • minuteness

numeric:

  • one millionth
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