気取る Put on Airs

気取る (きど　)

put on airs; conceited; styling; all the frills


気取る kidoru put on airs, conceited, styling, all the frills!	気 ki spirit, mood, mind 取 d(t)oru take, grab	気が短い ki ga mijikai - short tempered [I] 気になる ki ni naru - become interested in, be anxious about [I] 気のせい ki no sei - just (my) imagination [I] 気をつけて ki o tsukete - Be careful! Take care. [B] 取りあえず toriaezu - for now, for the time being [B] 塵取り chiri tori - dust pan [I]

Despite seconds of mental preparation, Henry's clip-on bow tie proved to be a formidable opponent.

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気取(きど)った雪男(ゆきおとこ)は蝶(ちょう)ネクタイをしていた。

ki dotta yuki otoko wa chou nekutai o shite ita.
A spiffed up Abominable Snowman, was sporting a bow tie.

気取った ki dotta - (past tense)
雪男 yuki otoko - The Abominable Snowman
蝶ネクタイ chou nekutai - bow tie [chou means butterfly - so a bow tie is in the shape of a butterfly. || nekutai comes from neck and tie meaning neck tie - sometimes they have to make it so difficult!]
していた shite ita - was sporting

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