| Word/Phrase |
Reading |
Meaning |
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転覆
顛覆
転ぷく
|
てんぷく
|
capsizing
overturn
turning over
|
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転落
顛落
|
てんらく
|
fall
tumble
spill
|
|
転倒
顛倒
|
てんとう
|
falling down
tumbling
overturning
|
|
本末転倒
本末顛倒
|
ほんまつてんとう
|
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of)
putting the cart before the horse
mistaking the cause for the end
|
|
動転
動顛
|
どうてん
|
being upset
being surprised and stunned
|
|
七転び八起き
七転八起
七顛八起
|
ななころびやおき
しちてんはっき
|
the vicissitudes of life
ups and downs in life
always rising after a fall or repeated failures
|
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顛末
顚末
|
てんまつ
|
circumstance
facts
details
|
|
主客転倒
主客顛倒
|
しゅかくてんとう
しゅきゃくてんとう
|
reversing the order of (relative) importance (of)
putting the cart before the horse
the tables being turned
|
|
七転八倒
七顛八倒
|
しちてんばっとう
しってんばっとう
|
tossing oneself about in great pain
writhing in agony
|
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山巓
山顛
|
さんてん
|
mountaintop
summit
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