Results, one-upmanship

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むねおどるmuneodoru Inflection

noun or verb acting prenominally:

  • heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; heartrending

godan ~る verb:

  • to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
てがないteganai Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned - idiom
  • having nothing one can do about something; having no options - idiom
さんじゅういちにちsanjuuichinichi

noun:

  • thirty-first day of the month
  • thirty-one days
まきかえmakikae

noun:

  • winding a replacement thread, wire, etc.
  • changing from an overarm to an underarm grip on one's opponent's belt - Sumo term
くいはぐれるkuihagureruくいっぱぐれるkuippagureruくいっぱぐれるkuippagureruくいはぐれるkuihagureruくいっぱぐれるkuippagureru Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to miss a meal
  • to lose the means to make one's livelihood
しょうぶふくshoubufuku

noun:

  • jockey's racing uniform
  • one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc. - colloquialism
ぐさくgusaku

noun:

  • poor piece of work; rubbish 駄作
  • one of my works - humble language
かたくちkatakuchi

noun:

  • lipped bowl
  • one side of a story or argument
だれしもdareshimo

noun:

誰しもdareshimo礼儀正しいreigitadashiihitoga好きsukida Everybody likes polite people.

人間ningenha誰しもdareshimoshiwo避けられないsakerarenai No one can avert death.

おとこじまんotokojiman

noun:

  • male bragging; male conceit
  • bragging about one's husband or (male) lover 女自慢
ふかんぜんねんしょうfukanzennenshou Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion
  • being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength; failing to obtain the desired result - idiom

一酸化炭素issankatansoとはtoha炭素化合物tansokagoubutsuno不完全燃焼fukanzennenshoude発生hasseiするsuru有害物質yuugaibusshitsuですdesu Carbon monoxide is a poisonous substance formed by the incomplete combustion of carbon compounds.

はらのなかharanonakaはらのうちharanouchiはらのうちharanouchi

noun / expression:

  • in the belly
  • in one's heart of hearts
すがれるsugareru Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel 末枯れる【うらがれる】
  • to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
いれこireko

noun:

  • nest (of boxes); nesting
  • concealed information
  • adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner 入れ子
  • cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock) 櫓杭
もっぱらにするmopparanisuru Inflection

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

  • devote oneself to
  • to do as one pleases; to act selfishly
もてあつかうmoteatsukau Inflection

godan ~う verb / transitive:

  • to take care of - archaism
  • to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with - archaism 持て余す
ほんいつhon'itsu Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • running quickly; fleeing
  • doing as one likes
そうsou Inflection

noun / adjectival noun:

  • vibrancy; strength; bravery; manliness
  • (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30)
あいすむaisumu Inflection

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

  • to finish; to end; to be completed - formal version of 済む
  • to fulfill one's obligations - oft. as 相済みません, as an apology 相済まない
ゆびをつめるyubiwotsumeru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to cut off a finger (as an act of apology) 指詰め
  • to catch one's finger (in a door, etc.) - Kansai dialect
せっしsesshi Inflection

noun:

  • incisor (esp. in humans) 門歯

noun / ~する noun:

  • grinding one's teeth; bruxism; gnashing of teeth
はがみhagami Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism
  • grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
くちがまがるkuchigamagaru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to incur the wrath of god (e.g. by speaking ill of somebody behind their back); to get into trouble
  • to warp one's mouth
せいねんseinenしょうねんshounen

noun:

  • year of a person's birth せいねん

noun / prefix noun:

  • number of years since one's birth; age - e.g. 生年35歳
ばっくれるbakkureruバックレるBAKKUREruバックれるBAKKUreru Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to feign ignorance - colloquialism しらばくれる
  • to evade one's responsibilities - colloquialism

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