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[tokidokitokyo]

ことわざ 11/?

ことわざ are Japanese proverbs, and I have listed some basic proverbs, their equivalents in English, and a rough translation of the meanings of the Japanese phrase.

There is a test called the ことわざ能力検定 (ことわざのうりょくけんてい) and these are the phrases that appear in level 9 or 9級 (level 10 or 10級 being the lowest level). For the time being, try one or two of these out the next time you speak with a native Japanese speaker!

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開いた口が塞がらない

あいたくちがふさがらない

at a loss for words

unable to close your open mouth

揚げ足を取る

あげあしをとる

to nitpick; to find fault

grabbing someone's lifted leg and knocking them down (from sumo)

顎で使う

あごでつかう

to order around

use someone with your jaw (by pointing with it)

顎を出す

あごをだす

dead tired

so tired you can only extend your jaw forward

足が地に着かない

あしがちにつかない

① overly anxious or excited

② baseless

feet unable to stick to the ground (plan/theory with no grounding)

足が付く

あしがつく

to have a lead

to have your feet attached to the trail (of a criminal)

足が出る

あしがでる

over budget

stick out beyond your means

足が棒になる

あしがぼうになる

my dogs are barking

legs stiff as poles from standing/walking

足に任せる

あしにまかせる

to go where your feet take you

leave it up to your legs

足元にも及ばない

あしもとにもおよばない

unable to hold a candle to

not fit to stand at the base of your opponent's feet

足元を見られる

あしもとをみられる

to have your weakness exposed

carriage drivers looked at the feet to gauge how tired the customer was and charge more

足を洗う

あしをあらう

to clean up one's act

returning monks would wash their feet of outside dirt before returning to prayer

足を奪われる

あしをうばわれる

to be stranded

having your legs (means of travel) stolen

足を延ばす

あしをの��す

to travel a bit further

extend your legs

足を運ぶ

あしをはこぶ

to get yourself somewhere

carry your feet somewhere

足を引っ張る

あしをひっぱる

to sabotage

pull on someone's legs

足を向ける

あしをむける

to head somewhere

orient your feet in a direction

頭が上がらない

あたまがあがらない

unable to hold a candle to

unable to raise your head

頭が下がる

あたまがさがる

to be humbled

lower your head in respect to someone's effort

頭の先から足の先まで

あたまのさきからあしのさきまで

from head to toe

from the tip of your head to the tip of your feet

頭を抱える

あたまをかかえる

to hold your head in your hands

hold your head worrying about some unsolvable issue

頭を擡げる

あたまをもたげる

to step into the limelight

lift your head up

痘痕も笑窪

あばたもえくぼ

love is blind

when in love, pock marks look like cute dimples

息が切れる

いきがきれる

to run out of breath

to run out of breath

息を殺す

いきをころす

to hold your breath

kill your breathing

息を呑む

いきをのむ

to gasp in shock

swallow your breath

息を弾ませる

いきをはずませる

to pant

make breath spring out your mouth

息を引き取る

いきをひきとる

to breathe your last breath

withdraw your breath into your body and perish

息を吹き返す

いきをふきかえす

to get a second wind

recover your breath

異口同音

いくどうおん

unanimous; in unison

different mouths, same sound

痛くもない腹を探られる

いたくもないはらをさぐられる

to be falsely accused

have your stomach probed even though it doesn't hurt

一目置く

いちもくおく

to show deference to a superior opponent

in Go, the weaker player will place the first move

一心同体

いっしんどうたい

soulmates

single mind, same body

浮足立つ

うきあしだつ

to get cold feet

stand on floating feet

後ろ髪を引かれる

うしろがみをひかれる

to have second thoughts

like the hair on the back of your head is being pulled

後ろ指を指す

うしろゆびをさす

to talk behind someone's back

point your finger at someone from behind

腕が上がる

うでがあがる

to improve in skill

to have your arm (ability) rise

腕が鳴る

うでがなる

itching to get started

my arm cries out for action

腕に覚えがある

うでにおぼえがある

to have confidence in a skill

my arm remembers how to do this

腕に縒りを掛ける

うでによりをかける

to put some elbow grease into it

apply a twist to your arm from the effort you put in

腕を振るう

うでをふるう

to do something with gusto

arms in a flurry

腕を磨く

うでをみがく

to hone a skill

polish your arm (ability)

大目に見る

おおめにみる

to temper one's criticism

look at just the larger, overall state and not nitpick small things

傍目八目／岡目八目

おかめはちもく

bystander's insight

the eyes watching from the sidelines can see eight moves ahead (目 refers to a "move" in Go

奥歯に物が挟まる

おくばにものがはさまる

beating around the bush

talking like something is stuck in your back teeth

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[akubihmk]

[datfacelessgoober]

あぁあぁあぁああぁあぁああぁ

[amkttwttxtxkput]

たかさたな

[liars-lament]

I can't accept that you aren't real, but I really don't know which version of you I thought I knew. How pathetic.

Louise Bourgeois

[silky-selkie]

He has been imprisoned for impersonating a single grain of rice

[imasika]

あ

[i-am-aprl]

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あーあーあー

[aiyco]

料理の完成写真に「センスに脱帽」「爆笑した」　普通じゃないパスタに注目！ – grape [グレイプ]

逆に、デザインあneoじゃないのかーい！笑。

どういうことかーい？笑。

[kukkirankindon]

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