名声

めいせい

fame, reputation, renown

名声を汚す

めいせいをけがす

to defile one's reputation, to besmirch one's name

得をする

とくをする

to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards

当を得る

とうをうる とうをえる

to be in order, to be right

時を得る

ときをえる

to get a break; to be timely; to obtain a favorable opportunity

要を得る

ようをえる

to be to the point

人を得る

ひとをえる

to employ the right person, to choose somebody with the right qualities

意を得る

いをえる

to get (e.g. the gist of something), to understand

妙を得る

みょうをえる

to be skillful, to be clever

的を得る

まとをえる

to be to the point, to be pertinent

名を売る

なをうる

to gain a reputation, to make oneself famous

名を騙る

なをかたる

to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name

名を取る

なをとる

to become famous

名声赫々

めいせいかっかく めいせいかくかく

of great renown, highly illustrious, at the zenith of one's fame

名声嘖々

めいせいさくさく

highly renowned, on everybody's lips, enjoying a high reputation

時宜を得る

じぎをえる

to be well-timed, to be timely, to be opportune

地位を得る

ちいをえる

to acquire a position; to hold an appointment

理解を得る

りかいをえる

to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)

正鵠を得る

せいこくをえる

to hit the mark