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名声 めいせい

  1. fame; renown; reputation

名声を得る めいせいをえる

  1. to become famous; to gain fame

名声を汚す めいせいをけがす

  1. to besmirch one's name; to defile one's reputation

名声嘖々 めいせいさくさく

  1. enjoying a high reputation; highly renowned; on everybody's lips

名声赫々 めいせいかっかく

  1. at the zenith of one's fame; highly illustrious; of great renown

築く きずく N3

  1. to build; to construct; to erect
  2. to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

築き上げる きずきあげる

  1. to build; to construct; to put up
  2. to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to create; to establish (a relationship, system, etc.)

揚げる あげる N3

  1. to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food
  2. to (let) fly (e.g. a kite); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to set off
  3. to call in; to summon (for geishas, etc.)
  4. to come ashore; to land (e.g. a boat); to move (something) onto land
  5. to absorb; to draw up; to suck up (water; e.g. a plant)

胡坐をかく あぐらをかく

  1. to sit cross-legged
  2. to be self-complacent; to rest on one's laurels

馳せる はせる

  1. to hurry (when going somewhere); to run
  2. to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse)
  3. to win (fame)
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