あいづちを打つ
chime in, nod in agreement
→ I give appropriate responses while listening to the other person.
あしからず
please don't take it ill, I'm sorry but
→ Please don't take it ill if we are out of stock.
案の定
just as one thought, sure enough
→ The clouds looked suspicious, and sure enough it started to rain.
いたるところで
everywhere
→ In spring, cherry blossoms bloom everywhere.
いつの間にか
before one knows it, unawares
→ I was absorbed in reading, and before I knew it, it was night.
肝に銘じる
bear in mind, engrave in one's mind
→ I will bear the teacher's teachings in mind and live my life from now on.
きりがない
endless, boundless
→ Human desires are endless.
計算に入れる
take into consideration, count on
→ Take the delay of traffic jam into consideration and leave early.
心当たり
having some idea, clue
→ I lost my wallet, but I have no clue where I dropped it.
心構え
mental preparation, readiness
→ It is important to have the mental preparation of a working adult.
心配り
consideration, care
→ I appreciate her detailed consideration.
心残り
regret, reluctance
→ It's my regret that I wanted to talk more with my grandmother.
心細い
helpless, lonely, uneasy
→ Living alone for the first time feels lonely and uneasy.
ごまをする
butter up, suck up to
→ I hate people who suck up to their boss to get a promotion.
さじを投げる
give up
→ No matter how many times I teach him, he doesn't learn, so I finally gave up.
試行錯誤
trial and error
→ I completed a new dish by repeating trial and error.
十中八九
nine out of ten, in all probability
→ Nine out of ten, the reason for his lateness is oversleeping.
～ふりをする
pretend to
→ I met someone I dislike on the street, so I pretended not to notice.
底をつく
run out, hit rock bottom
→ After a long period of unemployment, my savings finally hit rock bottom.
台無しになる
come to nothing, be ruined
→ The sudden rain ruined the long-awaited barbecue.
