Results, one-upmanship
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- 磨淬【まさい】
noun:
- polishing one's sword; "improving one's talents or knowledge" [figurative] - obscure term
- 手中におさめる【しゅちゅうにおさめる】手中に収める・手中に納める Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to make one's own; to take possession of
- 業を煮やす【ごうをにやす】業をにやす Inflection
expression / godan ~す verb:
- to lose one's temper; to be exasperated; to become irritated ➜ 煮やす
- 直箸【じかばし】
noun:
- taking food directly from a communal dish with one's own chopsticks (a breach of etiquette) ➜ 取り箸
- 商いは牛のよだれ【あきないはうしのよだれ】商いは牛の涎
expression:
- one should not rush to make a profit; business is best run when sales flow like a cow's drool: long and thin - obscure term
- 辺張【ペンチャン】
noun:
- one-sided wait for the end tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand (i.e. for a 3 while holding 1-2, or for a 7 while holding 8-9) - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 辺張待ち【ペンチャンまち】
- 身一つ【みひとつ】
noun:
- one's body alone; lacking possessions
離婚して身一つで所帯を切り盛りしているのですから大変でしょう。 It must be terribly difficult, running her household on her own after divorcing.
- 罪の報いを受ける【つみのむくいをうける】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to pay for one's transgression; to receive punishment for one's crime
- 手に負えない【てにおえない】手におえない Inflection
expression / adjective:
- too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
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