勘違い
Misunderstand / Make a mistake
Jikan o kanchigai shite chikoku shita.
→ I misunderstood the time and was late.
人違い
Mistake someone for someone else
Ushirosugata de hitochigai o shite koe o kaketa.
→ I mistook someone else from behind and called out to them.
色違い
Different color
Tomodachi to irochigai no sumahokēsu o motsu.
→ Have a smartphone case in a different color from a friend.
一字違い
One letter difference
Atena ga ichijichigai de hensō sareta.
→ The mail was returned due to a one-letter difference in the address.
食い違い
Discrepancy / Inconsistency
Shōgen ni kuichigai ga mirareru.
→ Discrepancies are seen in the testimonies.
行き違い
Cross each other / Miss each other
Tegami ga ikichigai ni natta.
→ Our letters crossed in the mail.
度忘れ
Slip one's mind
Kanjin na pasuwādo o dowasure shita.
→ The crucial password slipped my mind.
食わず嫌い
Dislike something without tasting it
Kuwazugirai sezu ni ichido tameshite mite.
→ Don't dislike it without trying; just try it once.
呼び捨て
Address someone without an honorific
Buka o yobisute ni suru.
→ Address a subordinate without an honorific.
裏返し
Inside out
Kutsushita ga uragaeshi ni natte iru.
→ The socks are inside out.
あべこべ
The other way around / Reversed
Kutsu no sayū o abekobe ni haku.
→ Wear the left and right shoes the other way around.
交互
Alternately
Aka to shiro o kōgo ni naraberu.
→ Arrange red and white alternately.
互い違い
Alternating / Staggered
Renga o tagaichigai ni tsumu.
→ Stack bricks in a staggered manner.
でこぼこ
Uneven / Bumpy
Dekoboko na jimen o aruku.
→ Walk on an uneven ground.
じゃんけん
Rock-paper-scissors
Janken de katta hō ga senkō da.
→ The winner of rock-paper-scissors goes first.
引き分け
A draw / Tie
Hakunetsu shita shiai wa hikiwake de owatta.
→ The heated match ended in a tie.
びり
Last one / Bottom
Tesuto no seiseki ga kurasu de biri datta.
→ My test score was the last in the class.
やせっぽち
Thin person / Skinny
Kodomo no koro wa, yaseppochi de byōjaku datta.
→ When I was a child, I was skinny and sickly.
デブ
Fat person
Kare wa saikin tabesugite sukoshi debu ni natta.
→ He has eaten too much lately and gotten a bit fat.
なれそめ
Beginning of a romance
Futari no naresome o kikasete kudasai.
→ Please tell us how your romance began.
一目ぼれ
Love at first sight
Kanojo no egao ni hitomebore shita.
→ I fell in love with her smile at first sight.
お見合い
Matchmaking / Arranged meeting
Oya no susume de omiai o suru.
→ Have an arranged meeting recommended by parents.
浮気
Cheating / Affair
Otto no uwaki ga hakkaku shita.
→ The husband's affair was discovered.
再婚
Remarriage / Remarry
Rikongo, sūnen shite saikon shita.
→ Remarried several years after divorcing.
ナンパ
Hit on someone / Try to pick someone up
Machi de kawaii ko o nanpa suru.
→ Hit on a cute girl on the street.
バツイチ
Divorced once
Kare wa batsuichi de, kodomo ga iru.
→ He is divorced once and has a child.
つじつま
Coherence / Consistency
Aribai no tsujitsuma ga awanai.
→ The alibi is inconsistent.
ひずみ
Strain / Distortion
Sutoresu de kokoro ni hizumi ga shōjiru.
→ A strain occurs in the mind due to stress.
はり
Tension / Smoothness
Koe ni hari ga aru.
→ Have a resonant voice.
つや
Gloss / Sheen / Luster
Kawagutsu o migaite tsuya o dasu.
→ Polish leather shoes to bring out a shine.
こつ
The hang of it / Knack
Oyogikata no kotsu o oshiete morau.
→ Be taught the knack of swimming.
めど
Prospect / Idea of how things will pan out
Fukkyū no medo ga tatanai.
→ There is no prospect of recovery.
ゆとり
Room / Space / Affluence
Sukejūru ni yutori o motaseru.
→ Leave some room in the schedule.
ぐち
Complaint / Grumble
Shigoto no guchi o dōryō ni kiite morau.
→ Have a colleague listen to work complaints.
ねた
Topic / Material / Ingredient
Shinsen na sushi no neta.
→ Fresh sushi ingredients.
