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(Menu) Japanese Idioms |
| 10 | Japanese Idioms A (2) |
| 洗う | arau [a-ra-u] to wash |
| 洗い直す | arainaosu to reexamine "to wash again" |
| その計画は洗い直すベきです。 | Sono keikaku wa arainaosu beki desu. We should reexamine the project. |
| 洗い立てる | araitateru to expose "to wash incessantly" |
| 新聞は、その政治家の過去を洗い立てました。 | Shinbun wa, sono seijika no kako wo
araitatemashita. The newspaper exposed the politician's past. |
| 洗いざらい | araizarai everything "to wash and carry off" |
| 殺人の容疑者は、犯した罪を洗いざらい白状しました。 |
Satsujin no yoogisha wa, okashita tsumi wo araizarai hakujoo
shimashita. The murder suspect confessed to every crime he committed. |
| 蟻 |
ari ant |
| 蟻の這い出る隙間もない |
ari no haideru sukima mo nai to guard closely "no gap for even ants to crawl from" |
| 警察は、首相官邸を蟻の這い出る隙間もないほど警戒しました。 |
Keisatsu wa, shushoo kantei wo ari no haideru sukima mo nai
hodo keikai shimashita. The police closely guarded the prime minister's official residence. |
| 朝 |
asa [a-sa] morning |
| 朝飯前 |
asameshi mae easy, a piece of cake "before breakfast" |
| そんな仕事は朝飯前です。 |
Sonna shigoto wa asameshi mae desu. That's a cinch. |
| 汗 |
ase [a-se] sweat |
| 汗の結晶 |
ase no kesshoo result of one's hard work "a crystal of sweat" |
| この小説は、あの作家の汗の結晶です。 |
Kono shoosetsu wa, ano sakka no ase no kesshoo desu. This is the result of that writer's hard work. |
| 汗水垂らす |
asemizu tarasu to toil "to drip sweat" |
| 彼は大家族を養うため、汗水垂らして働いています。 |
Kare wa dai kazoku wo yashinau tame, asemizu tarashite
hataraite imasu. He has been toiling to support his big family. |
| 手に汗を握る |
te ni ase wo nigiru breathtaking "to hold sweat in one's palm" |
| その試合は、手に汗を握る大接戦でした。 |
Sono shiai wa, te ni ase wo nigiru daisessen deshita. The game was breathtakingly close. |
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| 足 |
ashi [a-shi] leg, foot |
| 揚げ足を取る |
ageashi wo toru to carp, to nitpick, finding fault "to grab someone's raised leg" |
| 彼には、いつも人の揚げ足を取る悪い癖があります。 |
Kare ni wa, itsumo hito no ageashi wo toru warui kuse ga
arimasu. He has a bad habit of always nitpicking. |
| 足が棒になる |
ashi ga boo ni naru One's legs become stiff. "The legs become sticks." |
| 彼女は、足が棒になるまで歩き続けました。 |
Kanojo wa, ashi ga boo ni naru made arukitsuzukemashita. She kept walking till her legs got very stiff. |
| 足が地に着かない |
ashi ga chi ni tsukanai to be restless and excited "One's legs don't touch the ground." |
| 結婚式が近付いて、彼女は足が地に着きません。 |
Kekkon shiki ga chikazuite, kanojo wa ashi ga chi ni
tsukimasen. With her wedding approaching, she's restless and excited. |
| 足が出る |
ashi ga deru to exceed one's budget or income "Legs stick out." |
| 新年会では、予算よりかなり足が出てしまいました。 |
Shinnen kai de wa, yosan yori kanari ashi ga
deteshimaimashita. We spent considerably more than our budget for the New Year's party. |
| 足が向く |
ashi ga muku to head somewhere spontaneously "One's legs turn toward somewhere." |
| 夏の暑い日には、仕事の後よくビヤホールに足が向いてしまいます。 |
Natsu no atsui hi ni wa, shigoto no ato yoku biyahooru ni
ashi ga muite shimaimasu. On hot summer days, I often find my self heading toward a beer hall after work. |
| 足が鈍る |
ashi ga niburu to be less eager to go "One's legs become dull." |
| フランスに行きたいけれど、言葉のことを考えると足が鈍ります。 |
Furansu ni ikitai keredo, kotoba no koto o kangaeru to ashi
ga niburimasu. I want to go to France, but when I think about the language, I become less eager. |
| 足が重い |
ashi ga omoi to be reluctant to go "One's legs are heavy." |
| 試験は出来なかったのが分かっているので、結果を見に行くのは足が重いで。 |
Shiken wa dekinakatta no ga wakatte iru node, kekka wo mini
iku no wa ashi ga omoi desu. Since I know I didn't do well, I'm reluctant to go see the results of the exam. |
| 足が遠のく |
ashi ga toonoku to come and go less frequently than before, to come and go at longer intervals "One's legs become distant." |
| 最近、銀座のバ-から足が遠のいています。 |
Saikin, Ginza no baa kara ashi ga toonoite imasu. These days, I've been going to bars in Ginza less frequently. |
| 足が付く |
ashi ga tsuku identity to be learned; to be traced, tracked "One's legs are connected." |
| 現場に残した指紋から、犯人の足が付きました。 |
Genba ni nokoshita shimon kara, hannin no ashi ga
tsukimashita. The criminal's identity was learned from his fingerprints at the scene of the crime. |
| 足を洗つ |
ashi wo arau to wash one's hands of something "to wash one's feet" |
| 彼女は芸能界から足を洗って、結婚しました。 |
Kanojo wa geinookai kara ashi wo aratte, kekkon shimashita. She washed her hands of show business and got married. |
| 足を踏み入れる |
ashi wo fumiireru to get involved in something "to put one's legs in something" |
| 彼が政治に足を踏み入れてから、二十年たちます。 |
Kare ga seiji ni ashi wo fumiirete kara, nijuu nen tachimasu. It's been 20 years since he got involved in politics. |
| 足を運ぶ |
ashi wo hakobu to go to visit "to carry one's legs" |
| 野球のチ-ムに入りたくて、監督の家に何度も足を運びました。 |
Yakyuu no chiimu ni hairitakute, kantoku no ie ni nando mo ashi
wo hakobimashita. Since I wanted to join the baseball team, I often went to visit the manager’s home. |
| 足を引っ張る |
ashi wo hipparu to drag someone down "to drag someone's legs" |
| 同僚は彼女の成功を妬んで、足を引っ張ろうとしました。 |
Dooryoo wa kanojo no seikoo wo netande, ashi o hipparoo to
shimashita. Her colleagues were jealous of her success and tried to drag her down. |
| 足を入れる |
ashi wo ireru to set foot in "to put one's feet in" |
| 夫は、飲屋街には決して足を入れません。 |
Otto wa, nomiya gai niwa kesshite ashi wo iremasen. My husband never sets foot in a bar district. |
| 足を延ばす |
ashi wo nobasu to extend a trip "to stretch a leg" |
| アメリカへ行ったとき、メキシコまで足を延ばしました。 |
Amerika he itta toki, Mekishiko made ashi wo nobashimashita. When I went to the United States, I extended the trip to include Mexico. |
| 足をすくう |
ashi wo sukuu to trip someone up "to scoop up someone's legs" |
| 彼女を信用して、足をすくわれた人が沢山います。 |
Kanojo wo shinyoo shite, ashi wo sukuwareta hito ga takusan
imasu. There are many people who were tripped up by her while they trusted her. |
| 足を取られる |
ashi wo torareru to lose one's footing "to get one's feet taken away|" |
| 階段で足を取られて、下まで転げ落ちてしまいました。 |
Kaidan de ashi wo torarete, shita made korogeochite
shimaimashita. I lost my footing and tumbled to the bottom of the stairs. |
| 足を奪われる |
ashi wo ubawareru to be deprived of transportation "to get one's legs stolen" |
| 地下鉄のストで足を奪われて、会社に行けませんでした。 |
Chikatetsu no suto de ashi wo ubawarete, kaisha ni ikemasen
deshita. I couldn't go to work because the subway was on strike. |
| 足場を固める |
ashiba wo katameru to secure a foothold "to set up scaffolding" |
| 彼は、その町で立候補するための足場を固めています。 |
Kare wa, sono machi de rikkooho suru tame no ashiba wo katamete
imasu. He's securing a foothold to run for election in that town. |
| 足踏みする |
ashibumi suru to be at a standstill "to step on a spot" |
| いくら勉強しても、成績は足踏みを続けています。 |
Ikuea benkyoo shitemo, seiseki wa ashibumi wo tsuzukete imasu. No matter how much I study, my grades stay the same. |
| 足代 |
ashidai transportation or traveling costs "leg price" |
| そこへ行く足代は、会社が払ってくれました。 |
Soko he iku ashidai wa, kaisha ga haratte kuremashita. The company paid my transportation costs to get there. |
| 足止め |
ashidome restrictions on travel "to stop one's legs" |
| 政府は、災害地域への足止めを解きました。 |
Seifu wa, saigai chiiki he no ashidome wo tokimashita. The government lifted the restrictions on travel to the disaster area. |
| 足固め |
ashigatame preparations for the future "to fix one's legs"; judo leg hold |
| もうそろそろ、結婚のために足固めをして置いた方がいいですよ。 |
Moo sorosoro, kekkon no tame ni ashigatame wo shite oita hoo ga
ii desu yo. It's about time that you start preparing yourself for marriage. |
| 足蹴にする |
ashige ni suru to treat someone horribly "to kick someone" |
| 彼は人を足蹴にしても、自分の利益を得ようとします。 |
Kare wa hito wo ashige ni shite mo, jibun no rieki o eyoo to
shimasu. He tries to profit even if he has to treat other people horribly. |
| 足枷になる |
ashilkase ni naru to become a hindrance "to become shackles" |
| 足枷になりませんから、作業班に入れて下さい。 |
Ashikase ni narimasen kara, sagyoohan ni irete kudasai. I won't be a hindrance, so please let me join the task force. |
| 足下へつけ込む |
ashimoto he
tsukekomu to take unfair advantage of someone's weakness "to enter close to someone's feet" |
| あの人は、友達の足下につけ込んで借金しました。 |
Ano hito wa, tomodachi no ashimoto ni tsukekonde shakkin
shimashita. He borrowed money from his friend by taking advantage of her weakness. |
| 足下に火が付く |
ashimoto ni hi
ga tsuku Danger is imminent. "Fire ignites at one's root." |
| 信頼不足で、現政権の足下に火が付いています。 |
Shinrai busoku de, gen seiken no ashimoto ni hi ga tsuite imasu.
The current administration is in imminent danger because of lack of confidence. |
| 足下にも及ばない |
ashimoto nimo oyobanai to be no match for someone "to be unable to reach someone's feet" |
| 柔道では、あの人の足下にも及びません。 |
Juudoo de
wa, ano
hito no ashimoto ni mo
oyobimasen. Where judo is concerned, I'm no match for him. |
| 足下にも寄りつけない |
ashimoto ni mo yoritsukenai to be unable to touch someone "to be unable to come close even to someone's feet" |
| 雄弁さでは、誰も彼の足下にも寄りつけません。 |
Yuubensa de
wa, daremo kare no ashimoto ni
mo yoritsukemasen. With respect to eloquence, nobody can touch him. |
| 足下を見る |
ashimoto wo
miru to take unfair advantage of someone's weakness "to look at someone's feet" |
| 値段の交渉をするときには、足下を見られないように気を付けなさい。 |
Nedan no kooshoo
wo suru toki ni
wa, ashimoto wo
mirarenai yooni ki
wo tsukenasai. When you try to negotiate a price, be careful not to be taken advantage of. |
| 足並みが舌れる |
ashinami ga midareru to fall apart "The pace gets disturbed." |
| 政府と民間の景気回復協力の足並みが乱れ始めました。 |
Seifu to minkan no keiki kaifuku kyooryoku no ashinami ga
midarehajimemashita. The collaboration between the government and the private sector on economic recovery has started to fall apart. |
| 足並みが揃う |
ashinami ga sorou to fall into line "The pace is in harmony." |
| やっとの事で、参加者全員の足並みが揃いました。 |
Yatto no koto
de, sankasha zen'in no ashinami
ga soroimashita. Finally, all the participants have fallen into line. |
| 足手まとい |
ashite matoi to be a drag "to cling to one's legs and hands" |
| あの人は、何をするにもいつも足手まといになります。 |
Ano hito wa, nani o suru ni mo itsumo ashite matoi ni narimasu. No matter what we do, he's always a drag. |
| 二の足を踏む |
ni no ashi wo fumu to hesitate "to step on the same spot with the second foot" |
| 彼女は結婚について二の足を踏んでいます。 |
Kanojo wa kekkon ni tsuite ni no ashi wo funde imasu. She's hesitating about getting married. |
| 浮き足立り |
ukiashidatsu to begin to waver |
| 指導者が辞めて、抗議中の学生は浮き足立ってしまいました。 |
Shidoosha ga yamete, koogi chuu no gakusei wa ukiashidatte
shimaimashita. When their leader quit, the protesting students began to waver. |