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to work one's way up
Examples
リンカーン大統領は、いわゆるたたき上げの人だった。
President Lincoln was what we call a self-made man.
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Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
rising intonation; upward inflection
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rising tendency; upward trend; getting better; improvement
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feet-first somersault hanging from the horizontal bar
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to knead thoroughly; to work up
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to concoct; to make up
Examples
パーティーを欠席した言い訳に作り話をこねあげた。
I concocted an excuse for missing the party.
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being good at giving compliments; person who is good at giving compliments; charmer
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Proverb
what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing
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Proverb; Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb)
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish
