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| 18 | Japanese Idioms A (3) |
| 頭 | atama [a-ta-ma] head |
| 頭が上がらない | atama ga agaranai to feel deep indebtedness or respect "One's head does not go up." |
| あの人にはいつも助けてもらっているので、頭が上がりません。 | Ano hito ni wa itsumo tasukete moratte iru
node, atama ga agarimasen. Because I have been getting help from him constantly, I feel deeply indebted. |
| 頭が痛い | atama ga itai It's a pain. "One's head hurts." |
| 借金のことを考えると、頭が痛いです。 | Shakkin no koto wo kangaeru to, atama ga itai
desu. It's a pain to think about my debts. |
| 頭が古い | atama ga furui to be old-fashioned "One's head is old." |
| 彼女のお父さんは、頭が古いです。 | Kanojo no otoosan wa, atama ga furui desu. Her father is an old fogy. |
| 頭が低い | atama ga hikui to be humble "One's head is low." |
| 彼女は、有名になっても頭が低いです。 |
Kanojo wa, yuumei ni nattemo atama ga hikui desu. Even though she has become famous, she's still humble. |
| 頭がー杯 |
atama ga ippai to be preoccupied "One's head is full." |
| 試験のことで頭が一杯で、あまりご飯が食べられません。 |
Shiken no koto de atama ga ippai de, amari gohan ga
taberaremasen. Since I'm preoccupied with the exam, I can't eat much. |
| 頭が固い |
atama ga katai to be inflexible "One's head is hard." |
| 彼は頭が固くて、違う意見を聞き入れません。 |
Kare wa atama ga katakute, chigau iken wo kikiiremasen. Because he's inflexible, he doesn't listen to opinions different from his. |
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| 頭が下がる |
atama ga sagaru to take off one's hat to someone or something "One's head goes lower." |
| 彼女の努力には、頭が下がります。 |
Kanojo no doryoku ni wa atama ga sagarimasu. I take off my hat to her efforts. |
| 頭に入れる |
atama ni ireru to learn something by heart "to put something in one's head" |
| 日本に行く前に、大切な語句を頭に入れておきました。 |
Nihon ni iku mae ni, taisetsu na goku wo atama ni irete
okimashita. Before going to Japan, I learned some useful phrases by heart. |
| 頭に来る |
atama ni kuru to get mad "go to one's head" |
| 家族の前で馬鹿にされて、頭に来ました。 |
Kazoku no mae de baka ni sarete, atama ni kimashita. I got mad at being slighted in front of my family. |
| 頭の回転が速い |
atama no kaiten ga hayai sharp "The soin of one's head is fast." |
| 彼女は、頭の回転がとても速いです。 |
Kanojo wa, atama no kaiten ga totemo hayai desu. She's a very sharp person. |
| 頭の回転が遅い |
atama no kaiten ga osoi slow "The spin of one's head is slow." |
| あの学生は、やや頭の回転が遅いです。 |
Ano gakusei wa, yaya atama no kaiten ga osoi desu. That student is somewhat slow. |
| 跟をはねる |
atama wo haneru to pocket a percentage of money "to cut off a head" |
| あの仕事の仲介者は、日雇い賃金の三割も頭をはねています。 |
Ano shigoto no chuukaisha wa, hiyatoi chingin no san wari mo
atama wo hanete imasu. That middleman is pocketing as much as 30 percent of the day laborers' wages. |
| 頭をひねる |
atama wo hineru to rack one's brains "to incline one's head" |
| 新事業計画の発案に、頭をひねりました。 |
Shin jigyoo keikaku no hatsuan ni, atama wo hinenmashita. I racked my brains to come up with a new business plan. |
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| 頭を冷やす |
atama wo hiyasu to calm down "to cool one's head" |
| 喧嘩をやめて、頭を冷やしなさい。 |
Kenka wo yamete, atama wo hiyashinasai. Stop fighting and take it easy. |
| 頭を痛める |
atama wo itameru to be concerned about someone or something "to make one's head hurt" |
| 彼は、引退後の暮らしについて頭を痛めています。 |
Kare wa, intai go no kurashi ni tsuite atama wo itamete imasu. He's concerned about his life after he retires. |
| 跟を抱える |
atama wo kakaeru at one's wit's end "to hold one's head" |
| 彼は、難問に頭を抱えています。 |
Kare wa, nanmon ni atama wo kakaete imasu. He's at his wit's end facing a very difficult problem. |
| 頭を丸める |
atama wo marumeru to become a Buddhist monk "to shave one's head" |
| 彼は、最近頭を丸める決心をしました。 |
Kare wa, saikin atama wo marumeru kesshin wo shimashita. Recently, ne decided to become a Buddhist monk. |
| 頭をもたげる |
atama wo motageru to come to the fore, to emerge |
| 彼女は、最近一流の歌手として頭をもたげてきました。 |
Kanojo wa, saikin ichiryuu no kashu to shite atama wo
motagete kimashita. Recently, she has emerged as a top-class singer. |
| 頭を悩ます |
atama wo nayamasu to rack one's brains "to bother one's head" |
| 彼女は、子供の教育のことで頭を悩ましています。 |
Kanojo wa, kodomo no kyooiku no koto de atama wo nayamasnite
imasu. She's racking her brains over her children's education. |
| 頭を抑える |
atama wo osaeru to keep someone under control "|to hold someone's head down" |
| 映画監督はスタ-の頭を抑えるのに苦労しました。 |
Eiga kantoku wa sutaa no atama wo osaeru no ni kuroo
shimashita. The movie director had a difficult time keeping the star under control. |
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| 頭を下げる |
atama wo sageru to knuckle under "to lower one's head" |
| チ-ムワ-クのために、先輩に頭を下げなければなりませんでした。 |
Chiimuwaaku no tame ni, senpai ni atama wo sagenakereba
narimasen deshita. For the sake of teamwork, we had to knuckle under to the senior members. |
| 頭を絞る |
atama wo shiboru to rack one’s brains "to squeeze one's head" |
| いくら頭を絞っても、良い考えが浮かびませんでした。 |
Ikura atama wo shibottemo, ii kangae ga ukabimasen deshita. No matter how much I racked my brains, I couldn't come up with a good idea. |
| 頭株 |
atamakabu key figure "a head stump" |
| 暴動の頭株が逮捕されました。 |
Boodoo no atamakabu ga taiho saremashita. The key figure in the riot was arrested. |
| 頭数 |
atamakazu head count "the number of heads" |
| 頭数が揃わなくて、野球が出来ませんでした。 |
Atamakazu ga sorowanakute, yakyuu ga dekimasen deshita. We couldn't play baseball because we didn't have enough people. |
| 頭金 |
atamakin down payment "head money" |
| 家を買う頭金のために、貯金しています。 |
Ie wo kau atamakin no tame ni, chokin shite imasu. I'm saving money for a down payment to buy a house. |
| 頭打ち |
atamauchi lagging "hitting one's head" |
| あの俳優の人気は、最近頭打ちです。 |
Ano haiyuu no ninki wa, saikin atamauchi desu. Recently, the popularity of that actor has been lagging. |
| 頭割り |
atamawari Dutch treat, to pay an equal share; sharing, capitation "to divide a bill by the head count" |
| 宴会の費用は、頭割りで払いましよう。 |
Enkai no hiyoo wa, atamawari de haraimashoo. Let's go Dutch for the party expenses. |
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| 後 | ato [a-to] back, rear, consequences, after, later |
| 後の祭り |
ato no matsuri too late "the day after a festival" |
| 今一生懸命勉強を始めても、後の祭りですよ。 |
Ima isshookenmei benkyoo wo hajimetemo, ato no matsun desu yo. Even if you start studying hard now, it's too late. |
| 後を引く |
ato wo hiku It’s hard to quit something after starting. "to drag the consequences" |
| 一度甘い物を食べ出すと、後を引くので困ります。 |
Ichido amai mono wo tabedasu to, ato wo hiku no de komarimasu. Once I start eating sweets, I'm in trouble because it's hard to stop. |
| 後味が悪い |
atoaji ga warui to leave a bad taste in one's mouth "The aftertaste is bad." |
| 友達と口論した後は、後味が悪かったです。 |
Tomodachi to kooron shita ato wa, atoaji ga warukatta desu. The quarrel with my friend left me with a bad taste in my mouth. |
| 後棒を担ぐ |
atoboo wo katsugu to be a party to something; a rear bearer of a palanquin/litter "to shoulder the back end of a stick" |
| あの人は、社長失脚の陰謀の後棒を担ぎました。 |
Ano hito wa, shachoo shikkyaku no inboo no atoboo wo
katsugimashita. He was a party to the conspiracy for the president's downfall. |
| 後がまに座る 後釜まに座る |
atogama ni suwaru to step into another's shoes "to sit as a replacement pot" |
| 社長が死んだ後、奥さんが後がまに座りました。 |
Shachoo ga shinda ato, okusan ga atogama ni suwarimashita. After the president of the company died, his wife stepped into his shoes. |
| 後腐れ |
atogusare trouble later, future trouble "future rot" |
| 後腐れを避けるために、問題があれば今解決しておきなさい。 |
Atogusare wo sakeru tame ni, mondai ga areba ima kaiketsu
shite okinasai. If there's a problem, you should solve it now to avoid trouble later. |
| 後押し |
atooshi to back someone "to push someone's back" |
| この間の選挙では、大勢の人が彼を後押ししました。 |
Kono aida no senkyo de wa, oozei no hito ga kare wo atooshi
shimashita. A lot of people backed him in the recent election. |
| 後先構わず |
atosaki kamawazu without thinking "not caring if it's front or rear" |
| 彼は、後先構わず家を飛び出しました。 |
Kare wa, atosaki kamawazu ie wo tobidashimashita. Without thinking, he rushed out of his house. |
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| 跡 | ato mark, trace |
| 跡が追う |
ato wo ou to die following the death of someone close "to chase a trace" |
| 彼は奥さんの死の一年後に跡を追いました。 |
Kare wa okusan no shi no ichi nen go ni ato wo oimashita. He died one year after his wife's death. |
| 跡を絶たない |
ato wo tatanai no end to something "not to cut off traces" |
| 就職希望者が、跡を絶ちませんでした。 |
Shuushoku kiboosha ga, ato wo tachimasen deshita. The job applicants kept coming. |
| 跡を絶つ |
ato wo tatsu to disappear without a trace "to cut off traces" |
| あの人が後を絶ってから、三年になります。 |
Anohito ga ato wo tatte kara, san nen ni narimasu. It's been three years since he disappeared without a trace. |
| 跡をつける |
ato wo tsukeru to tail, to shadow "to follow a mark" |
| 刑事は、一日中容疑者の跡をつけました。 |
keiji wa, ichi nichi juu yoogisha no ato wo tsukemashita. The police detective tailed the suspect all day long. |
| 跡目を継ぐ |
atome wo tsugu to succeed the head of a group "to sew the mesh of a trace" |
| 彼は、茶道の流派の家元としてお父さんの跡目を継ぎました。 |
Kare wa, sadoo no ryuuha no iemoto to shite otoosan no atome
wo tsugimashita. He succeeded his father as headmaster of the tea ceremony school. |
| 跡取り |
atotori heir, heiress, inheritor "picking up a trace" |
| 彼の跡取りは、ビジネスの感覚が欠けています。 |
Kare no atotori wa, bijinesu no kankaku ga kakete imasu. His heir is lacking in business sense. |
| 泡 | awa [a-wa] bubble, foam, froth |
| 泡を吹かせる |
awa wo fukaseru to defeat someone to the point of humiliation "to let someone blow bubbles" |
| 彼女は討論で相手に勝って泡を吹かせました。 |
Kanojo wa tooron de aite ni katte awa wo fukasemashita. While winning the debate, she humiliated her opponent. |
| 泡を食う |
awa wo kuu to be taken aback; to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head; "to eat foam" |
| 試験の難しさに泡を食いました。 |
Shiken no muzukashisa ni awa wo kuimashita. I was taken aback by the difficulty of the exam. |
| 水の泡となる |
mizu no awa to naru to come to nothing "to become a water bubble" |
| 私の調停の努力は水の泡となりました。 |
Watakushi no chootei no doryoku wa mizu no awa to narimashita. My efforts at mediation came to nothing. |