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望み次第【のぞみしだいnozomishidai】: noun:
just as one wishes
一発芸【いっぱつげいippatsugei】: noun:
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
一具【いちぐichigu】: noun:
one set
恋愛観【れんあいかんren'aikan】: noun:
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
身から出た錆【みからでたさびmikaradetasabi】: expression:
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow - idiom
気を取られる【きをとられるkiwotorareru】 Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
ワンクールWANKUURU・ワン・クールWAN/KUURU: noun:
one run of a television series - From English "one cours" ➜ クール
意識を変える【いしきをかえるishikiwokaeru】意識をかえる Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
そっち系【そっちけいsotchikei】: noun:
person with differing ideology, attitudes, etc. to one's own - slang ➜ あっち系
話し振り【はなしぶりhanashiburi】話しぶり: noun:
one's way of talking; 私watashi はha 彼kare のno話しぶりhanashiburiがga 好きsuki ではないdehanai。 I don't like the way he talks.
得意淡然【とくいたんぜんtokuitanzen】 Inflection: ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:
not letting oneself puffed up by one's success; maintaining a serene state of mind when one has achieved a great success - archaism - four character idiom
自由結婚【じゆうけっこんjiyuukekkon】: noun:
freedom to choose one's marriage partner, parental wishes notwithstanding
腕を振るう【うでをふるうudewofuruu】 Inflection: expression / godan ~う verb:
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability - idiom
胸を締め付ける【むねをしめつけるmunewoshimetsukeru】胸を締めつける Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
腹の皮が突っ張れば目の皮がたるむ【はらのかわがつっぱればめのかわがたるむharanokawagatsupparebamenokawagatarumu】腹の皮が突っ張れば目の皮が弛む: expression:
one becomes sleepy when one's stomach is full; full stomach, sleepy head; when the skin of the belly is extended, the skin of the eyes droops [literal] - proverb
目を伏せる【めをふせるmewofuseru】 Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to cast down one's eyes
精も根も尽き果てる【せいもこんもつきはてるseimokonmotsukihateru】精も魂も尽き果てる^irr. Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
荷が重い【にがおもいnigaomoi】 Inflection: expression / adjective:
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
恋愛運【れんあいうんren'aiun】: noun:
one's fate (fortune) as concerns love
関の山【せきのやまsekinoyama】: expression / noun:
the most one can do; as much as one can; as hard as possible
片道料金【かたみちりょうきんkatamichiryoukin】: noun:
one-way fare
最善を尽くす【さいぜんをつくすsaizenwotsukusu】最善をつくす Inflection: expression / godan ~す verb:
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
異口同音に【いくどうおんにikudouonni】: adverb:
in one voice
幅を利かせる【はばをきかせるhabawokikaseru】巾を利かせる Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
日外【じつがいjitsugai・にちがいnichigai】: adverb:
at one time; some time ago; once - obscure term

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