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さじをなげる


匙を投げる

to throw in the towel, to give up (esp. doctors giving up on patients)

なげだす


投げ出す

途中で諦める, give up in the middle of something

閉口する


へいこうする

be stumped, be at one's wits' end

日が浅い


ひがあさい

it hasn't been long since _______

ずけずけいう


ずけずけ言う

flat out, speak bluntly, speak one's mind

年がら年中


ねんがらねんじゅう

constantly, always

責任転嫁


せきにんてんか

shift responsibility to someone else

打ち明ける


うちあける

be frank, speak one's mind
ぼさぼさする
idle away time

気が置けない


きがおけない

easy to get on with, not needing reserve or formality, personable, affable, approachable

胸が詰まった


むねがつまった

brought a lump to my throat (because it was sad)

足が出る


あしがでる

to exceed the budget, to overrun the budget

引き受ける


ひきうける

to guarantee something for someone else, bear, accept, take over, assume a position/role, to undertake a task/role

虫がいい


むしがいい

pushing one's luck, asking too much, taking too much for granted, selfish

猫を被る


ねこをかぶる

feign innocence, put on an act (contrary to true nature) in front of someone else

見合う


みあう

proportional to, according to, meet, 合わせる、相当

引き下がる


ひきさがる

back down, back off, quit, retreat from, withdraw from

言い返す


いいかえす

talk back to someone, retort

愛想が良い


あいそうがよい

friendly

待ち遠しい


まちどおしい

much looking forward to, long awaited

口ずさむ


くちずさむ

hum, sing to oneself

奪い合う


うばいあう

scramble for, struggle over

不意に


ふいに

suddenly, unexpectedly

ばかにならない


馬鹿にならない

not something to be taken lightly, not insignificant (usually used to talk about money?)

実を結ぶ


みをむすぶ

to bear fruit, to produce results

根に持つ


ねにもつ

恨む、hold a grudge against someone/something

音信不通


おんしんふつう

to ghost (on someone)

事故につながる


じこにつながる

leads to an accident
*決まっている表現

見送る


みおくる

[JLPT 1 meaning]


to pass on something, to skip something, to pass over (someone) for something, to decide not to do a plan/initiative/etc.




common meaning: to see someone off

万人向けである


まんにんむけである

to suit all tastes

後回しにする


あとまわしにする

to postpone, to put off

飢えをしのぐ


うえをしのぐ

to stave off hunger

秘密を明かす


ひみつをあかす

to reveal (a secret), to divulge (a secret)
ずったもんだ
after much fuss, after much hassle
なんだかんだ
for this and that (reason), something or other, this or that
ひょっとしたら
by some possibility

儚くなる


はかなくなる

to pass away, to die, to be no more

お手上げ


おてあげ

it's over, that's it, [we can't do anything more]

決まり悪い


きまりわるい

feeling awkward, being ashamed

一人の人間


ひとりのにんげん

just a human being, just 1 man/woman
ここぞ

the critical moment, "now's the time!", "now's the chance"

ぐずぐずする
be indecisive, dick around due to not knowing the answer
言い切る

to say with certainty, to affirm that




言い切れる: to be able to said with certainty, [frequently used to mean "to be sure of X"]





すべもない

there's [nothing] to be [done, said, asked, etc.]




もはやなすすべもない (←common)


There's nothing to be done.


[lit. There is no longer anything that can be done.]




彼女は、もはや誰に訴えるすべもなかった。
She no longer had anyone to appeal to [for help].

夜を徹する


よるをてっする

to stay up all night, to do something all night

会話が弾む


かいわがはずむ

have a lively conversation
[adjective]思いをする

to feel ______, to experience feelings of ______


とても楽しい思いをする→ to have tons of fun


惨めな思いをする→to feel miserable

思える


おもえる

to seem, to look, to appear
(~を)犠牲にする
to sacrifice X (for something else), to make a victim of X
至らない点
至らぬ点

[formal]


不満点、complaints, unsatisfactory points

身をもって

to personally do something


to see/do for [yourself]