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かれ
たいめん
体面
たも
とう
として
かえ
って
はじ
をさらす
けっか
結果
なった
He tried to save face but ended up disgracing himself instead.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
noun
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
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2
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to support; to sustain; to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable
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expression
1. as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
2. apart from... (used to change the topic)
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1
Most common form: かえって
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead  (often written with kana only)
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expression, 'su' godan verb
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
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0 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. result; consequence; outcome; effect
2. coming to fruition; bearing fruit
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1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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Kanji
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
タイ   テイ   からだ body   
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ホン   book   もと origin   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
メン   おもて mask, features, surface   おも surface   つら face   
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ヒャク    hundred; 100   
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ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ホ   たも to protect, safeguard   
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ホウ   ボウ   amazed   あきれる to be amazed   ほうける    ほけ    ぼける to be befuddled or slow; to go senile   
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キャク    withdraw, pull back   
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キョ   コ   さ leave   
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ム   private
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
seal
チ   はじ shame   はじる to feel ashamed   はじらう to be shy   はずかしい ashamed   
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ジ   みみ ear   
シン   こころ heart   
ケツ   むす    ゆわえる to bind   ゆ to braid   
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キツ   キチ    good luck   
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シ   samurai
シ   いと thread   
カ    result   はたす to carry out   は end, extremity   はてる to come to an end   
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デン   た rice field   
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