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- ぐったりlimp; exhausted
- くたくたworn out; exhausted
- からからparched; bone-dry; rattling
- かつかつbarely; just scraping by
- ぐずぐずdawdling; hesitating
- のろのろslowly; sluggishly
- だらだらlazily; dragging on
- てくてくtrudging; walking steadily (on foot)
- まごまごflustered; dithering; not knowing what to do
- きょろきょろlooking around restlessly
- じろじろstaring rudely
- ちらちらflickering; glancing
- ぽかんとblankly; absent-mindedly; agape
- うっすらfaintly; slightly; thinly
- しゃきっとcrisp; alert; sharp (posture, mind)
- しょんぼりdejected; downcast; crestfallen
- ぐらぐらwobbly; shaky
- よろよろstaggering; tottering; unsteadily
- がたがたrattling; shaking; trembling; rickety
- ぼろぼろworn-out; tattered; crumbling
- すらすらsmoothly; fluently (reading, writing)
- ねばねばsticky; slimy; gooey
- すべすべsmooth (to the touch); silky
- ごつごつrugged; rough; bumpy
- ふわふわfluffy; soft; light and airy
- つやつやglossy; shiny; lustrous
- ちかちかflickering; twinkling; dazzling (eyes)
- ぐんぐんrapidly; steadily (growing, advancing)
- めきめきremarkably; noticeably (improve)
- すくすくgrowing up healthily; sturdily
- にやにやgrinning; smirking
- くすくすgiggling; chuckling quietly
- ざわざわbuzzing; murmuring (crowd); rustling
- ひそひそin whispers; in a hushed voice
- こそこそsneakily; furtively; on the sly
- ぶつぶつmuttering; grumbling; (also) small bumps
- しくしくsobbing quietly; dull, persistent (pain)
- かんかんfurious; blazing (sun)
- むかむかnauseous; queasy; seething with irritation
- はっとwith a start; suddenly realizing
- ぞっとto shudder (with fear or horror)
- くよくよbrooding; fretting over small things
- のびのびfree and easy; relaxed; unconstrained
- てきぱきbriskly; efficiently; without wasted motion
- じめじめdamp; humid; (of a person) gloomy
- ぎっしりpacked tightly; crammed full
- よってtherefore; consequently; accordingly
- ならびにand; as well as (formal)
- いわばso to speak; as it were
- それゆえtherefore; for that reason
- ゆえにtherefore; hence (formal, written)
- とはいうもののhaving said that; nevertheless
- しかしながらhowever; nevertheless
- にもかかわらずin spite of; nevertheless
- それにしてはfor all that; considering that (contrary to expectation)
- それどころかon the contrary; far from it
- そればかりかnot only that; moreover
- そのうえbesides; in addition; what's more
- おまけにon top of that; to make matters worse
- 加えてくわえてin addition; furthermore; moreover
- というのもthe reason being; because
- というのはthe reason is; that is because; (also) ~ means
- とはいえnonetheless; having said that
- つまるところin the end; after all; in short
- 言い換えればいいかえればin other words; to put it another way
- 総じてそうじてon the whole; generally
- 概してがいしてgenerally; as a rule; by and large
- さもなければotherwise; or else; if not
- いずれにせよin any case; either way
- ともあれanyhow; at any rate; be that as it may
- 頭が下がるあたまがさがるto be impressed; to take one's hat off to
- 頭が上がらないあたまがあがらないto be unable to hold one's head up before (someone); to be deeply indebted to
- 頭を抱えるあたまをかかえるto be at a loss; to be troubled
- 頭が固いあたまがかたいstubborn; inflexible
- 頭を冷やすあたまをひやすto cool one's head; to calm down
- 顔が利くかおがきくto have influence; to have pull (with people)
- 顔に出るかおにでるto show on one's face (feelings)
- 顔に泥を塗るかおにどろをぬるto disgrace someone
- 顔を立てるかおをたてるto save someone's face
- 顔から火が出るかおからひがでるto blush with shame
- 目がないめがないto have a weakness for
- 目が高いめがたかいto have a good eye; discerning
- 目に余るめにあまるto be intolerable; too much to overlook
- 目を通すめをとおすto look over; to skim
- 目を疑うめをうたがうto doubt one's eyes
- 目を離すめをはなすto take one's eyes off
- 目を引くめをひくto catch the eye
- 目に浮かぶめにうかぶto come to mind; to picture
- 目が回るめがまわるto be dizzy; extremely busy
- 目をつぶるめをつぶるto turn a blind eye; to overlook
- 目を丸くするめをまるくするto be wide-eyed with surprise
- 耳が痛いみみがいたいpainful to hear (because true)
- 耳を傾けるみみをかたむけるto lend an ear; to listen carefully
- 耳に入るみみにはいるto come to one's ears; to hear (by chance)
- 耳を疑うみみをうたがうto doubt one's ears
- 耳が早いみみがはやいquick to hear news
- 鼻が高いはながたかいproud
- 鼻にかけるはなにかけるto be conceited about
- 鼻につくはなにつくto be irritating; to get on one's nerves
- 口が堅いくちがかたいtight-lipped; discreet
- 口が軽いくちがかるいloose-lipped; indiscreet
- 口を出すくちをだすto interfere; to butt in
- 口が滑るくちがすべるto let slip; to blurt out
- 口が重いくちがおもいto be reticent; to be of few words
- 口を挟むくちをはさむto interrupt; to cut in
- 口が悪いくちがわるいsharp-tongued
- 口車に乗るくちぐるまにのるto be taken in by sweet talk
- 歯が立たないはがたたないto be no match for; too hard
- 歯を食いしばるはをくいしばるto grit one's teeth; to endure
- 舌を巻くしたをまくto be amazed; to marvel
- 首になるくびになるto be fired
- 首を長くするくびをながくするto wait eagerly
- 首を突っ込むくびをつっこむto poke one's nose into
- 首をかしげるくびをかしげるto tilt one's head in doubt
- 首が回らないくびがまわらないup to one's neck in debt
- 肩を持つかたをもつto side with; to support
- 肩の荷が下りるかたのにがおりるa load off one's shoulders
- 肩を並べるかたをならべるto be on a par with
- 肩身が狭いかたみがせまいto feel small; ashamed
- 胸が痛むむねがいたむto feel heartache; to be pained (by)
- 胸を張るむねをはるto hold one's head high; be proud
- 胸を打つむねをうつto be moving; to touch the heart
- 胸を撫で下ろすむねをなでおろすto breathe a sigh of relief
- 腹を探るはらをさぐるto probe someone's intentions; to sound out
- 腹を割るはらをわるto speak frankly; open one's heart
- 腹を決めるはらをきめるto make up one's mind
- 腹が黒いはらがくろいscheming; black-hearted
- 腰が低いこしがひくいhumble; modest
- 腰が重いこしがおもいslow to act
- 腰を据えるこしをすえるto settle down to (a task)
- 腰を抜かすこしをぬかすto be scared stiff; astonished
- 手を切るてをきるto cut ties; to break off relations
- 手を組むてをくむto join hands; to team up; to ally
- 手が届くてがとどくto be within reach; to be affordable; to be attentive
- 手を抜くてをぬくto cut corners
- 手に負えないてにおえないunmanageable; out of hand
- 手を打つてをうつto take measures; to strike a deal
- 手を焼くてをやくto have trouble with
- 手が足りないてがたりないshort-handed
- 手に汗握るてにあせにぎるthrilling; nail-biting
- 手が離せないてがはなせないto be tied up; busy
- 手も足も出ないてもあしもでないcompletely helpless
- 足が遠のくあしがとおのくto stop visiting; to visit less often
- 足を引っ張るあしをひっぱるto hold someone back; to hinder
- 足が出るあしがでるto go over budget
- 足を洗うあしをあらうto quit (a bad line of work)
- 足が棒になるあしがぼうになるlegs stiff from walking
- 揚げ足を取るあげあしをとるto nitpick; to find fault
- 骨が折れるほねがおれるto be laborious; hard work
- 腕を磨くうでをみがくto polish one's skills