冷え性 : Allergic to cold. 控え目にする : Go easy on something (the alcohol, the food, the punishment) 日帰りをする : Make a day trip. 比較にならない : Can't compare ...with ... X is no much for Y. ひがむ : Be envious of someone. Feel neglected. Feel slighted. 日柄を選ぶ : Choose a lucky day. 引き合わない : Doesn't pay. Isn't profitable. 引き入れる : Draw in. Win someone over. 引き受ける : Take care of. Take on (the responsibility of someone). (気を)引き締める : Tighten (with fear, anticipation,) (体を)引き締める : Firm up (body, muscles) 引きずり込む : Drag someone into (a job, a bad situation, a war, etc.) 引き立て役 : Someone makes someone else look good (by comparison). ひきつけられる(魅力に) : Attractive. 引きつる(筋肉等が) : Twitch. 引き抜く : Pull out. Extract. * ( ヘッドハンティング:Headhunt ) 引き伸ばす : Prolong (an event). Enlarge (photos). Postpone (an engagement). 卑怯なことをする : Hit below the belt. Play dirty. ひく : Pull. Drag. Draw. Quote. Subtract. Reduce. (風邪を)ひく : Catch cold. (くじを)引く : Draw lots. (辞書を)引く : Check the dictionary. (ひもを)引く : Pull a string. びくともしない : Without flinching. Like a rock. びくびくする : Tremble with fear of. Get nervous about. 引け目を感じる : Feel inferior. Feel small. 引けをとらない : Can hold one's own with someone. 久し振り : It's been a long time (since I saw you, since it rained, etc.) ビシバシやる : Drive someone/oneself. Keep at it. 非常識 : Lacks common sense. Absurd. 非常に : Extremely. Remarkably. 美人 : A fox. A babe. 美男子 : Gorgeous guy. A hunk. ヒスを起こす : Have a fit. Get hysterical. ひそひそ : Whisper. 額を集める(相談する) : Put one's heads together. 引っかかる : Get snagged (on a nail, etc) Be hooked by (a bad person etc) ひっきりなし : Non-stop. ビックリさせる : Wow someone. Surprise someone. ビックリする : Be surprised. Be amazed. 引っ込み思案 : A wallflower. A shrinking violet. Shy and withdrawn. 引っ込める : Withdraw. Back down. 必死 : Frantic. Desperate. 引ったくり : Purse-snatching. ピッタリ : Just right. Perfect. 必要 : Needed. Necessary. 一味違う : A tad different. A little bit unique. ひどい : Horrible. Mean. 人一倍働く : Work the hardest. ひどい目に遭う : Have a terrible experience. Have an awful time. 人がいい : Good-natured. A pushover. A softy. 人聞きの悪い : Scandalous. 一言多い : Go too far. Say one word too many. 人事じゃない : It could have been (me, you, us, anyone). 人事だと思って〜! : A lot you know ! What do you know about it ? 人それぞれ : To each his/her own. 人違い : Think someone is someone else. 人づての話:Heard something through the grapewine. A little bird told me ... 人でなし : Cold-hearted monster. 人なつっこい : Friendly. Sociable. 人の気も知らないで : Someone is careless with one's feelings. 人は見かけによらない : Can't judge a book by it's cover. 一晩考える : Sleep on something (the question, the problem). ひとまず : For now. 人見知りをする : Bashful. 一休み : Take a break. Catch one's breath. 一人合点をする : Convince oneself. Tell oneself. 独り言 : Talking to oneself. Thinking out loud. ひとりよがり : That's what someone thinks. 皮肉を言う : Make sarcastic remarks. Be cynical about someone/something. ひにくれている : Someone has a warped view of things. ひびが入る : Crack. A break (in the relationship). 微々たる : Next to nothing. Teeny-weeny. ビビるなよ : Don't chicken out. Don't be a wuss. 暇つぶし : Kill time. 暇を持て余す : Nothing but time. 肥満 : A fatty. Roly-poly. 秘密が漏れた : The secret's out. That cat's out of the bag. 秘密にする : Keep a secret. 秘密を明かす : Confide a secret. 微妙 : Delicate. Subtle. 冷や汗をかく : Break into a cold sweat. 冷やかす : Tease. Shop without intentto buy. ひょうきん者 : A ham. A clown. 拍子抜けする : Feel disappointed. Feel deflated. 評判がいい : Have a good reputation. Be popular. 評判である : World has it that... They say that.... 豹変する : Do a complete turnaround. 表面 : On the surface. Exterior. Superficial. 表面的に見ると : Outwardly. Seemingly. ひょっとしたら : Could be. It's possible. 開く : Open. Lift. Unfold. Begin. Develop. Set up. (会議を)開く : Open a meeting. (銀行口座を)開く : Open a bank account. (本を)開く : Open a book. ひらめく : Come to one in a flash. Have an epiphany. ビリ : Come in last. ビリビリする : Feel prickles (from electric shock or whatever.) ピンからキリまで : All sorts (from perfect to the pits). 敏感 : Sensitive. ヒンシュクをかう : Earn disapproval. 敏しょう : Quick. Nimble. ピントが合う : Focus in on something. ピンとこない : Can't focus in on something. Can't get the point of ... 品のよい : Refined. Elegant. Dignified. 品のよくない : Unrefined. Vulgar. Coarse. ピンポ〜ン! : Right ! Bingo !Go to next page
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