読み方 ほこる
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(=口に誇る)to boast of (one's skill); to brag of (one's deeds)
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(=心に誇る)to be proud of (one's birth); to be vain of (one's good looks); to take pride in (one's attainments); to pride oneself on, value oneself on, pique oneself on, plume oneself on, peacock oneself on (one's English); to stand on (one's wealth); to glory in (honest poverty); to make a merit of (an affair); to take credit to oneself for (having done something); to pretend to, lay claim to (some merit)
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(=これ見よがしに誇る)to display, make a display of (one's learning); to parade, make a parade of (one's wealth, etc.)
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