予定を組む
put together a schedule
→ Put together a detailed schedule for the trip.
バンドを組む
form a band
→ Form a rock band with university friends.
足を組む
cross one's legs
→ Crossing legs on the train is bad manners.
表情が曇る
one's expression clouds
→ Hearing the bad news, his expression winces.
結構な値段
quite a high price
→ This watch is small but has a handsome price.
もう結構
That's enough.
→ That's enough tea, thank you.
冗談が過ぎる
joke goes too far
→ A joke that hurts people goes too far.
首筋
back of the neck
→ A cold wind blows and my back of the neck gets cold.
筋の通った話
rational story
→ His opinion is always a rational story and makes sense.
筋がいい
have a good aptitude
→ For a first time at golf, he has a very good aptitude.
2万円相当のバッグ
bag about 20,000 yen
→ I won a bag worth about 20,000 yen as a prize.
パーティーに顔を出す
put in an appearance at the party
→ I'm busy, but I'll put in an appearance at the party just to say hello.
結果を出す
achieve results
→ I will definitely achieve good results at work.
手を出す
get involved in / try something
→ Attempt something in a new field like investment.
広告を出す
run an advertisement
→ Run an advertisement in the newspaper to promote the new product.
胸が詰まる思い
feel choked with emotion
→ Watching the sad movie, I got choked up inside.
言葉に詰まる
be at a loss for words
→ I was asked an unexpected question and was at a loss for words.
強い風
strong wind
→ A strong wind is blowing due to the typhoon.
強いお酒
hard liquor
→ He doesn't get drunk at all even when he drinks hard liquor.
パソコンに強い
skilled with computers
→ The young employees are all skilled with computers.
寒さに強い
have a high tolerance for cold
→ Because I grew up in snow country, I have a high tolerance for cold.
いい手を思いつく
come up with a good idea
→ Come up with a good idea to solve the trouble.
結果が出る
get a result
→ I'm anxious until I get the result of the health checkup.
熱が出る
have a fever
→ Catch a cold and have a high fever.
スピードが出る
gain speed
→ Because this car is a sports car, it gains speed.
音楽が流れる
music is played
→ Quiet music is played in the cafe.
うわさが流れる
be rumored
→ It is rumored that the actor is getting married.
生の声
real voice
→ Listen to the customers' real voices through a questionnaire.
生放送
live broadcast
→ The soccer game is live broadcast on TV.
条件をのむ
accept conditions
→ Accept the opponent's conditions to close the deal.
息をのむシーン
breathtaking scenes
→ There are many breathtaking scenes in the action movie.
負けて涙をのむ
break down and hold back one's tears
→ Lost in the final and it resulted in breaking down and holding back tears.
相談に乗る
give advice to
→ Give advice to a friend about work worries.
調子に乗る
get carried away
→ Get carried away by being praised and fail.
軌道に乗る
get on the right track
→ The new business finally gets on the right track.
休憩をはさむ
take a break in between
→ Take a break in the middle of a long meeting.
テーブルをはさむ
be across the table
→ Sit facing each other, being across the table.
その日は塞がっている
be tied up on that day
→ I'm sorry, but I am tied up on that day.
誤解を招く
lead to misunderstanding
→ Lack of explanation leads to customer misunderstanding.
先を読む
think ahead
→ In business, the ability to think ahead of the times is necessary.
拍手が沸く
applause erupts
→ When the performance finishes, the venue erupts in loud applause.
勇気が沸く
courage wells up
→ Hearing the teacher's words, courage to challenge wells up.
疑問が沸く
questions/doubts arise
→ Watching the news, doubts arise about this incident.
