頭が上がらない
be no match for; feel indebted to
→ Because he took care of me a lot in the past, I am no match for my senior.
頭が痛い
have a headache; be a headache
→ Someone will definitely complain. It's a headache of a problem.
頭が固い
stubborn; obstinate
→ The manager is stubborn, so it's useless to say anything.
頭が下がる
take one's hat off to; admire
→ I heard this person has been volunteering to care for the elderly for a long time. I take my hat off to them.
頭に来る
get mad; lose one's temper
→ Sending a reply like this makes me mad.
頭を下げる
bow one's head; apologize
→ I have no intention of bowing my head to a guy like that.
頭を使う
use one's head; think
→ Why did you do such a useless thing? You should use your head a bit more.
顔を出す
make an appearance; drop by
→ I plan to just drop by briefly at tomorrow's party.
目がない
be extremely fond of; have a weakness for
→ I have a weakness for sweets.
目につく
catch one's eye; stand out
→ Recently, bad manners on the train really catch my eye.
目を疑う
doubt one's eyes; not believe one's eyes
→ When I saw her on TV, I doubted my eyes.
目を通す
look through; scan
→ Please look through the materials once.
目を引く
catch the eye; attract attention
→ This poster really catches the eye, doesn't it?
甘く見る
underestimate; take lightly
→ If you underestimate it thinking it's a small problem, it will become a serious matter.
耳が遠い
hard of hearing
→ My father is getting old, and he is gradually becoming hard of hearing.
耳を疑う
not believe one's ears
→ At first, when I heard that, I couldn't believe my ears.
口がうまい
smooth-talking; silver-tongued
→ He is a smooth talker. It's better not to trust him too much.
口に合う
suit one's taste
→ 'Did this not suit your taste?' 'I'm just not very good with spicy food.'
口にする
speak of; eat
→ I have never eaten this kind of food before.
口を出す
interfere; poke one's nose into
→ I want you to not interfere when it doesn't concern you.
手が空く
be free; have some free time
→ If you have some free time, I'd like you to help.
手がかかる
take a lot of looking after; be a handful
→ Small children are a handful, aren't they.
手が足りない
be short-handed; not have enough help
→ We are short-handed and in a bind. Could you help out a bit?
手が離せない
be tied up; be busy
→ I'm sorry. I'm a bit tied up right now.
手に入れる／手に入る
obtain / come into one's possession
→ I finally got the tickets. / We might be able to get the tickets.
手につかない
cannot concentrate on
→ I'm so worried about the game that I can't concentrate on my work.
手を貸す
lend a hand; help
→ I'm going to carry this, so could you lend me a hand for a moment?
手をつける
start work on
→ I haven't started work on that job yet.
手を抜く
cut corners; do a sloppy job
→ Even if we lower the price, we won't cut corners.
足を伸ばす
go a little further
→ On my next business trip to Kyoto, I plan to go a little further to Osaka.
足を運ぶ
visit; take the trouble to go
→ Thank you for taking the trouble to come in the rain.
気がきく
be considerate; be attentive
→ Because she is considerate, I think she is suited to be a secretary.
気が進まない
be reluctant; feel disinclined
→ I was invited to the party, but I'm not really inclined to go.
気のせい
in one's imagination
→ I thought someone was there, but it was just my imagination.
気が合う
get along well
→ Those two seem to get along well; they were always together.
～気がする
feel like ~
→ I feel like I can win this time. / I'm tired and don't feel like studying.
気が早い
hasty; impatient
→ Talking about summer vacation already? You're too hasty. It's only March.
気になる（気にかかる）
be on one's mind; worry about
→ I'm so worried about work that I can't sleep.
気が散る
be distracted
→ I'm getting distracted, so could you turn down the TV volume a bit?
首を長くする
look forward to; eagerly await
→ Well then, I will be eagerly waiting for that day.
肩を並べる
stand shoulder to shoulder; equal
→ Japan has finally come to stand shoulder to shoulder with other countries in this field.
腕がいい
be skilled
→ The chef here is really skilled.
腕を磨く
polish one's skills
→ They polished their skills while covering various bands.
