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Simple Dictionary Definition |
腕を買われる see styles |
udeokawareru うでをかわれる |
(exp,v1) (idiom) to have one's ability acknowledged by others; to be appreciated for one's skill |
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haramochi はらもち |
feeling of fullness; ability of a food to fill you up |
駑馬に鞭打つ see styles |
dobanimuchiutsu どばにむちうつ |
(exp,v5t) (1) (humble language) to work hard; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to whip a jaded horse; (exp,v5t) (2) (orig. meaning) to make someone do what is beyond their ability |
アビリンピック see styles |
abirinpikku アビリンピック |
ability Olympics (wasei: abi-olympics) |
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bukiryou; fukiryou(不器量) / bukiryo; fukiryo(不器量) ぶきりょう; ふきりょう(不器量) |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) ugly (of a person); plain; unattractive; homely; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (archaism) (orig. meaning) lacking ability; incompetent |
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shuwanka しゅわんか |
able individual; man of ability |
折り紙を付ける see styles |
origamiotsukeru おりがみをつける |
(exp,v1) to guarantee (someone's ability or the quality of their work); to vouch for; to endorse |
持って生まれた see styles |
motteumareta もってうまれた |
(exp,adj-f) natural (ability) |
死力を尽くして see styles |
shiryokuotsukushite しりょくをつくして |
(expression) desperately; to the full extent of one's power; with all of one's ability |
目の上のたん瘤 see styles |
menouenotankobu / menoenotankobu めのうえのたんこぶ |
(expression) a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action |
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udekoki うでこき |
(adj-no,adj-na) (1) (See 腕利き・うできき・1) able; capable; competent; (2) (See 腕利き・うできき・2) able person; person of ability |
腕に縒をかける see styles |
udeniyoriokakeru うでによりをかける |
(exp,v1) to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability |
腕に縒を掛ける see styles |
udeniyoriokakeru うでによりをかける |
(exp,v1) to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability |
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udekiki うできき |
(adj-no,adj-na) (1) highly skilled; skillful; very capable; competent; able; (2) particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability |
鼎の軽重を問う see styles |
kanaenokeichouotou / kanaenokechooto かなえのけいちょうをとう |
(exp,v5u-s) to call one's ability into question; to weigh one's ability |
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karaheta からへた |
(noun or adjectival noun) utterly lacking (in ability); hopeless; useless; poor |
しゃっちょこ立ち see styles |
shacchokodachi しゃっちょこだち |
(noun/participle) (1) headstand; (2) doing one's best; doing something to the best of one's ability |
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nobi(p); nobi のび(P); ノビ |
(1) growth; development; (2) stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (3) (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); (4) elongation; extension; carry (e.g. of sound); sustain |
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juuninnami / juninnami じゅうにんなみ |
(adj-no,adj-na,n) average (ability, looks, etc.); ordinary; normal; run-of-the-mill |
大學學科能力測驗 大学学科能力测验 see styles |
dà xué xué kē néng lì cè yàn da4 xue2 xue2 ke1 neng2 li4 ce4 yan4 ta hsüeh hsüeh k`o neng li ts`e yen ta hsüeh hsüeh ko neng li tse yen |
General Scholastic Ability Test (college entrance exam in Taiwan) |
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giryou / giryo ぎりょう |
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity |
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koutansei / kotanse こうたんせい |
{mil} survivability (ability to withstand an attack) |
目の上のたんこぶ see styles |
menouenotankobu / menoenotankobu めのうえのたんこぶ |
(expression) a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action |
腕によりをかける see styles |
udeniyoriokakeru うでによりをかける |
(exp,v1) to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability |
腕によりを掛ける see styles |
udeniyoriokakeru うでによりをかける |
(exp,v1) to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability |
腕に縒りをかける see styles |
udeniyoriokakeru うでによりをかける |
(exp,v1) to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability |
腕に縒りを掛ける see styles |
udeniyoriokakeru うでによりをかける |
(exp,v1) to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability |
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iishoubu; yoishoubu(良i勝負) / ishobu; yoishobu(良i勝負) いいしょうぶ; よいしょうぶ(良い勝負) |
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival |
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kiryou / kiryo きりょう |
(1) looks (esp. of a woman); features; facial appearance; facial beauty; (2) (器量 only) ability; capability; capacity; calibre; caliber; talent; (3) (器量 only) (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit; dignity; honour |
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kaiwan かいわん |
remarkable ability; amazing ability |
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tegiwa てぎわ |
(1) skill; ability; dexterity; (2) performance; workmanship; craftsmanship; execution |
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mochiaji もちあじ |
(1) inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; (2) distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability |
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sengakuhisai せんがくひさい |
(yoji) one's lack of learning or ability; shallow learning and limited ability |
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udekkoki うでっこき |
(adj-no,adj-na) (1) (See 腕利き・うできき・1) able; capable; competent; (2) (See 腕利き・うできき・2) able person; person of ability |
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udemae うでまえ |
ability; skill; facility |
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karappeta からっぺた |
(noun or adjectival noun) (rare) (See から下手) utterly lacking (in ability); hopeless; useless; poor |
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bukiyou / bukiyo ぶきよう |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) clumsy; awkward; unskillfulness; lack of ability; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); gauche; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) (archaism) mean; cowardly; base |
中央職業能力開発協会 see styles |
chuuoushokugyounouryokukaihatsukyoukai / chuoshokugyonoryokukaihatsukyokai ちゅうおうしょくぎょうのうりょくかいはつきょうかい |
(org) Japan Vocational Ability Development Association; (o) Japan Vocational Ability Development Association |
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sugoude(凄腕, sugo腕); sugoude(sugo腕) / sugode(凄腕, sugo腕); sugode(sugo腕) すごうで(凄腕, すご腕); スゴうで(スゴ腕) |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; (2) go-getter; resourceful person; wizard; virtuoso |
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kikite ききて |
(1) one's dominant hand; (2) person of ability; skilled person; master-hand |
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shiharainouryoku / shiharainoryoku しはらいのうりょく |
solvency; ability to pay |
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udeofuruu / udeofuru うでをふるう |
(exp,v5u) (idiom) to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability |
豚も煽てりゃ木に登る see styles |
butamoodateryakininoboru ぶたもおだてりゃきにのぼる |
(exp,v5r) (idiom) even those of low ability can outdo themselves when flattered |
コミュニケーション能力 see styles |
komyunikeeshonnouryoku / komyunikeeshonnoryoku コミュニケーションのうりょく |
communication skills; communication ability |
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fukiryou; bukiryou / fukiryo; bukiryo ふきりょう; ぶきりょう |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) ugliness; homeliness; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) lack of ability; incompetence |
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tsukaide つかいで |
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way |
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boshitaikousei; oyayubitaikousei / boshitaikose; oyayubitaikose ぼしたいこうせい; おやゆびたいこうせい |
ability to oppose the thumb; opposable thumb |
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monooboe ものおぼえ |
memory; ability to learn |
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senobi せのび |
(n,vs,vi) (1) standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; (n,vs,vi) (2) overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability; pushing to the limit |
豚もおだてりゃ木に登る see styles |
butamoodateryakininoboru ぶたもおだてりゃきにのぼる |
(exp,v5r) (idiom) even those of low ability can outdo themselves when flattered |
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tsuku つく |
(v5k,vi) (1) to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling; (v5k,vi) (2) to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye; (v5k,vi) (3) to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); (v5k,vi) (4) to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.); (v5k,vi) (5) to take root; (v5k,vi) (6) to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with; (v5k,vi) (7) to side with; to belong to; (v5k,vi) (8) (See 憑く) to possess; to haunt; (v5k,vi) (9) (See 点く・1) to be lit; to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); (v5k,vi) (10) to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided; (v5k,vi) (11) to be given (of a name, price, etc.); (v5k,vi) (12) to be sensed; to be perceived; (v5k,vi) (13) (from 運がつく) to be lucky; (suf,v5k) (14) (after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words) (See 付く・づく) to become (a state, condition, etc.) |
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rikiryou / rikiryo りきりょう |
(1) ability; capacity; capability; talent; (2) physical strength |
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oyobazunagara およばずながら |
(adverb) to the best of my ability, poor though it be |
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omoikiri おもいきり |
(adverb) (1) (See 思いっきり・1) to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; with all one's strength; to the best of one's ability; to the utmost; with determination; hard; heavily; (2) resolution; decisiveness; determination; resignation |
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ginou / gino ぎのう |
technical skill; ability; capacity |
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menouenokobu / menoenokobu めのうえのこぶ |
(exp,n) (idiom) a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way |
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seiippai / seppai せいいっぱい |
(1) the best one can do; one's best effort; (n,adv) (2) with all one's might; to the best of one's ability |
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shachihokodachi(鯱立chi); shacchokodachi しゃちほこだち(鯱立ち); しゃっちょこだち |
(noun/participle) (1) (See 逆立ち・さかだち・1) headstand; (noun/participle) (2) doing one's best; doing something to the best of one's ability |
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zenryokuoageru ぜんりょくをあげる |
(exp,v1) to use all one's strength (ability) |
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furuu / furu ふるう |
(transitive verb) (1) (See 槍を振るう) to swing; to wield (physically); to exert; (transitive verb) (2) (See 威を振るう) to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to display; to wield (metaphorically); (transitive verb) (3) to flourish; to prosper; to thrive |
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saizenotsukusu さいぜんをつくす |
(exp,v5s) to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability |
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udemae うでまえ |
ability; skill; facility |
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hadashi(p); sensoku(跣足) はだし(P); せんそく(跣足) |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) barefoot; (suffix noun) (2) (はだし only) superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement) |
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hanagakiku はながきく |
(exp,v5k) (1) to have an acute sense of smell; (exp,v5k) (2) (idiom) to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things |
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suruusukiru; suruu sukiru / surusukiru; suru sukiru スルースキル; スルー・スキル |
(colloquialism) (See スルー・1) ability to ignore bad things happening to one (wasei: through skill); power to not get upset or worked up (by ignoring something) |
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makaseru まかせる |
(transitive verb) (1) to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; (transitive verb) (2) (See 想像に任せる) to passively leave to someone else's facilities; (transitive verb) (3) (See 成り行きに任せる) to leave to take its natural course; (transitive verb) (4) to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); (transitive verb) (5) (See 力任せ) to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done |
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chikaraoyobazu ちからおよばず |
(expression) (one's efforts) not being enough; not succeeding (despite one's best efforts); not being up to the task; being beyond one's ability |
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tsutomete つとめて |
(adverb) as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's ability; diligently |
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omoikkiri おもいっきり |
(adverb) (1) (See 思い切り・1) to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; with all one's strength; to the best of one's ability; to the utmost; with determination; hard; heavily; (2) (See 思い切り・2) resolution; decisiveness; determination; resignation |
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origamiotsukeru おりがみをつける |
(exp,v1) (See 太鼓判を押す) to guarantee (someone's ability or the quality of their work); to vouch for; to endorse |
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kuroutohadashi / kurotohadashi くろうとはだし |
ability that outdoes (shames) professionals |
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gokaku ごかく |
(adj-no,adj-na,n) equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with) |
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senobi; seinobi / senobi; senobi せのび; せいのび |
(n,vs,vi) (1) standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; (n,vs,vi) (2) overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability; pushing to the limit |
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yoridorimidori よりどりみどり |
(kana only) having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose |
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oyobazunagara およばずながら |
(adverb) (humble language) to the best of my ability, poor though it be |
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kiryou / kiryo きりょう |
(1) looks (esp. of a woman); features; facial appearance; facial beauty; (2) (器量 only) ability; capability; capacity; calibre; caliber; talent; (3) (器量 only) (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit; dignity; honour |
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menouenotankobu / menoenotankobu めのうえのたんこぶ |
(expression) (See 目の上のこぶ) a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action |
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seiippai / seppai せいいっぱい |
(1) the best one can do; one's best effort; (adverb) (2) with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible |
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mezameru めざめる |
(v1,vi) (1) to wake up; to awake; (v1,vi) (2) to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to become conscious of; to realize; (v1,vi) (3) to come to one's senses |
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sugoude / sugode すごうで |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; (2) go-getter; resourceful person; wizard; virtuoso |
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omoikkiri おもいっきり |
(adverb) (1) (See 思い切り・1) to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; with all one's strength; to the best of one's ability; to the utmost; with determination; hard; heavily; (2) (See 思い切り・2) resolution; decisiveness; determination; resignation |
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senobi; seinobi / senobi; senobi せのび; せいのび |
(n,vs,vi) (1) standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; (n,vs,vi) (2) overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability; pushing to the limit |
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yoriokakeru よりをかける |
(exp,v1) (1) to twist a thread; (exp,v1) (2) (idiom) (abbreviation) (See 腕によりをかける) to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability |
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kanaenokeichouotou / kanaenokechooto かなえのけいちょうをとう |
(exp,v5u-s) (idiom) to call someone's ability into question; to doubt a ruler's competence |
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tsutomete つとめて |
(adverb) as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's ability; diligently |
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kuraberu くらべる |
(transitive verb) (1) to compare; to make a comparison (between); (transitive verb) (2) (occ. written as 競べる) to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's) |
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kumiwake くみわけ |
(noun/participle) division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability) |
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sabitsuku さびつく |
(v5k,vi) (1) to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; (v5k,vi) (2) to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to be covered with rust; (v5k,vi) (3) to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective |
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giryou / giryo ぎりょう |
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity |
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kireaji きれあじ |
(1) sharpness; cutting ability; (2) quickness (of wit); incisiveness; technical proficiency; skill; (3) (in ball sports) peppiness (of a ball) |
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mezameru めざめる |
(v1,vi) (1) to wake up; to awake; (v1,vi) (2) to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to become conscious of; to realize; (v1,vi) (3) to come to one's senses |
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rokomotibushindoroomu; rokomotibu shindoroomu ロコモティブシンドローム; ロコモティブ・シンドローム |
{med} musculoskeletal deterioration in the elderly reducing locomotive ability (wasei: locomotive syndrome) |
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omisore おみそれ |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) failing to recognize someone; (noun, transitive verb) (2) underestimation (of someone's ability); not realizing someone's skill |
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shachihokodachi(shachihoko立chi, 鯱立chi); shacchokodachi(鯱立chi, shacchoko立chi) しゃちほこだち(しゃちほこ立ち, 鯱立ち); しゃっちょこだち(鯱立ち, しゃっちょこ立ち) |
(noun/participle) (1) (See 逆立ち・さかだち・1) headstand; (noun/participle) (2) doing one's best; doing something to the best of one's ability |
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udedameshi うでだめし |
(n,vs,vi) trying one's ability |
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sabitsuku; sabitsuku(sk) さびつく; サビつく(sk) |
(v5k,vi) (1) to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; (v5k,vi) (2) to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to be covered with rust; (v5k,vi) (3) to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective |
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udeniyoriokakeru うでによりをかける |
(exp,v1) to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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