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The Repairer of Reputations
名誉挽回mei.yo.ban.kai Literally: name – honor – grind – revolve Alternately: Regaining trust, reputation, or fame that has been lost. Notes: This is a compound of compounds; 名誉 is “prestige,” while 挽回 is “restoration.” As such, one can express the same … Continue reading
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Tagged マジック:ザ・ギャザリング, good name, MTG, respect, restoration, Robert Chambers, 名誉, 回復, 挽回
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The natural state of heroes
疲労困憊 hi.rou.kon.pai Literally: tire(d) – labor – distress – fatigue Alternately: Complete and utter exhaustion. As tired as one can be. Notes: This is another compound of redundant terms for emphasis: both 疲労 and 困憊 mean “exhaustion,” “fatigue,” “weariness.” I … Continue reading
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Tagged 疲労, exhaustion, Magic The Gathering, MTG, tired, 困憊
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