Results, one-upmanship

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言葉は身の文【ことばはみのあやkotobahaminoaya】

expression:

  • words betray one's character - proverb
原稿稼ぎ【げんこうかせぎgenkoukasegi】

noun:

  • living on one's writing
得意分野【とくいぶんやtokuibun'ya】

noun:

  • one's field of expertise; one's strong area - four character idiom
恋敵【こいがたきkoigataki】恋仇・恋がたき

noun:

  • one's rival in love

我々warewareはhaかつてkatsute、恋敵koigatakiだったdatta。 We had been rival lovers at one time.

気随気儘【きずいきままkizuikimama】

noun:

  • as one pleases - four character idiom
心情吐露【しんじょうとろshinjoutoro】

noun:

  • expression of one's feelings; pouring out one's heart - four character idiom
出し分【だしぶんdashibun】

noun:

  • one's share (in the expenses)
目を離す【めをはなすmewohanasu】目をはなす・目を放すirr. Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to take one's eyes off
精魂を込める【せいこんをこめるseikonwokomeru】精根を込める Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to pour one's heart and soul into
目角【めかどmekado】

noun:

  • corner of one's eye
結婚運【けっこんうんkekkon'un】

noun:

  • one's fate (fortune) as concerns marriage
手をこまねく【てをこまねくtewokomaneku】手を拱く【てをこまねくtewokomaneku・てをこまぬくtewokomanuku】 Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering)
横寝【よこねyokone】

noun:

  • sleeping on one's side; lying on one's side ➜ 横臥
客土【きゃくどkyakudo・かくどkakudo】

noun:

  • land which one visits; alien land; topsoil brought from another place to mix with the soil
身ぐるみ【みぐるみmigurumi】身包み

noun:

  • all one has; all one's possessions
一目千本【ひとめせんぼんhitomesenbon】

noun:

  • place where one can view a vast number of cherry blossom trees at a glance - esp. 吉野山 in Nara
メッキが剥げる【メッキがはげるMEKKIgahageru】鍍金が剥げる【めっきがはげるmekkigahageru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to reveal one's true colors
勤め上げる【つとめあげるtsutomeageru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
渡し箸【わたしばしwatashibashi】

noun:

  • resting one's chopsticks across the top of one's bowl (a breach of etiquette)
憶念【おくねんokunen】臆念

noun:

  • something one always remembers
取り回す【とりまわすtorimawasu】取回す Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to rotate in one's hands; to treat; to manage; to dispose of
多芸は無芸【たげいはむげいtageihamugei】

expression:

  • being multi-talented means never really being especially good at any one thing; jack of all trades, master of none
哀悼の意【あいとうのいaitounoi】

expression / noun:

  • one's condolences; feelings of sympathy
自宅マンション【じたくマンションjitakuMANSHON】

noun:

一芸入試【いちげいにゅうしichigeinyuushi】

noun:

  • entrance exam for a university giving preference to persons who excel in one special field (skill); one-talent oriented entrance examination - four character idiom
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