こんな時英語でどう言うの〜?英会話辞典 : 

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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  Shy and withdrawn.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 ! 
    
  

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