しっかり(と)結ぶ
tie up tightly
→ Tie up shoelaces tightly.
じっくり(と)考える
consider carefully
→ You need time to consider carefully before making a decision.
つくづく感じる
really feel
→ I really feel grateful for my parents.
しみじみ(と)感じる
keenly feel
→ I keenly feel the deepening of autumn.
深々と頭を下げる
bow deeply
→ Apologize for the failure and bow deeply.
きっぱり(と)断る
flatly turn down
→ Unreasonable requests should be flatly turned down.
大まかに計算する
roughly calculate
→ Roughly calculate the travel expenses.
大ざっぱに話す
talk in broad terms
→ Leave details for later and talk in broad terms.
わざわざ見舞いに来る
take the trouble to go visit someone
→ Thank you for taking the trouble to come visit me from far away.
ところどころ間違う
make a mistake here and there
→ Make a mistake here and there on the test answer sheet.
点々と落ちている
dropped down here and there
→ Garbage is dropped down here and there on the street.
ずらっと/ずらりと並ぶ
stand in a row
→ Books stand in a row on the bookshelf.
宿題がどっさり出る
get a lot of homework
→ Get a lot of homework before the summer vacation.
日日に快復する
better day by day
→ After the surgery, physical condition gets better day by day.
着々と準備を進める
steadily prepare for
→ Steadily prepare for the cultural festival.
めきめき上達する
progress quickly
→ Practice every day and progress quickly at the piano.
しっとり(と)濡れた髪
damp, moist hair
→ Damp hair after taking a bath.
じっとり(と)汗をかく
become damp with sweat
→ Become damp with sweat from the midsummer heat.
びっしょり(と)濡れる
get soaking wet
→ Get soaking wet in clothes from the sudden rain.
さっぱり(と)した味
light taste
→ Cold noodles with a light taste are good on hot days.
あっさり(と)認める
readily admit
→ He readily admits his mistake.
ぐったり(と)横になる
lie down completely exhausted
→ Exhausted from work, I go home and lie down completely exhausted.
げっそり(と)やせる
lose a lot of weight
→ Lose a lot of weight after getting sick.
跡がくっきり残る
leave a clear mark
→ Leave a clear mark of a sunburn.
ひっそり(と)暮らす
live quietly / in seclusion
→ Live a secretive life deep in the mountains of the countryside.
すんなり(と)決まる
easily get decided
→ The proposal in the meeting easily gets decided.
ちらっと見る
glance at
→ Glance at the clock.
むっとした顔
disgruntled face
→ Make a disgruntled face after being warned.
なんだかんだと金がかかる
cost money one way or another
→ A wedding needs money for this and that.
むやみに話しかける
talk to someone indiscriminately / without good reason
→ It is dangerous to talk excessively to strangers.
やたらとのどが渇く
really thirsty
→ Because I ate something spicy, I'm really thirsty.
いやに静かだ
awfully silent
→ Today's classroom is awfully silent.
やけにのどが渇く
desperately thirsty
→ I'm desperately thirsty because of the summer heat.
いかにも子供らしい
be indeed a child
→ That innocent smile is indeed a child.
どうにか合格する
pass one way or another
→ Studied hard and passed one way or another.
かろうじて間に合う
barely make it on time
→ Run to the station and barely make it on time.
一応確認する
confirm just in case
→ Confirm the documents just in case.
ゆうゆう間に合う
make it with plenty of time to spare
→ Left home early, so make it with plenty of time to spare.
丸々と太った赤ちゃん
chubby baby
→ A chubby baby is cute.
丸ごと飲み込む
swallow whole
→ A snake swallows its prey whole.