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おにのくびをとったよう
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Expression
1. triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful;
(lit.)
as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
Alt. forms
鬼
おに
の
首
くび
を
取
と
ったよう
おにのくびをとったよう
Composed of
おに
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); very
くび
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
とっ
very; much