手がふさがる
one's hands are full, occupied
→ Since both my hands are totally full, could you open the door for me?
手が空く
to be free, to have spare time, hands are free
→ Once your hands are free, please examine and review this document.
手がかかる
demanding, requiring a lot of care, troublesome
→ Small children require a massive amount of care, but they are utterly adorable.
手が離せない
tied up, unable to leave one's work, in the middle of
→ I cannot step away from what I'm doing right now, so I will call you back shortly.
手に入れる
to obtain, to acquire, to procure, to get
→ I finally managed to obtain and secure the concert tickets.
手にする
to hold in one's hand; to win, to achieve
→ Taking a volume into my hands from the bookshelf, I began to read.
手につかない
cannot concentrate on, unable to focus, restless
→ Worrying about tomorrow's exam, I am simply unable to concentrate on my work.
手をつける
to set one's hand to, to start on, to tamper with
→ Because I have not yet set my hand to the term paper, I am in a state of sheer panic.
手を貸す
to lend a hand, to help out, to assist
→ When I was moving homes, my good friends lent me a tremendously generous hand.
手を休める
to pause in one's work, to rest one's hands
→ Let us pause our work for a bit and breathe in the fresh outdoor air.
手を抜く
to cut corners, to skimp, to slack off
→ If you cut corners on housecleaning, it immediately gets terribly filthy again.
腕がいい
skilled, capable, proficient, high craftsmanship
→ That hair stylist has a stellar reputation for being exceptionally skilled.
腕を磨く
to polish one's skills, to hone one's abilities
→ I practice every day, constantly polishing my piano playing skills.
腕が上がる
to improve in skill, to become more proficient
→ Because I train every day, my tennis playing skills have noticeably improved.
肩を落とす
to drop one's shoulders in disappointment, crestfallen
→ Having lost the match, the players trooped back home with their shoulders dropped.
腹が立つ
to get angry, to take offense, to be furious
→ Having the promise broken so brazenly made me completely lose my temper.
腹を抱える
to hold one's sides with laughter, roaring
→ At my friend's uproarious story, everyone held their sides and roared with laughter.
足が出る
to exceed the budget, to go over, to run in the red
→ We drew up a travel budget, but ended up exceeding it and running in the red.
足を伸ばす
to extend one's trip to, to go a bit further
→ Taking advantage of going to Kyoto, I extended my trip and traveled all the way to Nara.
足を運ぶ
to make the trip, to go in person, to visit
→ Thank you very much for taking the trouble to come visit us in person.
足を引っ張る
to drag down, to hold back, to sabotage progress
→ I will give it my all so as not to drag down or hold back the rest of the team.
