to wash
to reexamine
"to wash again"
We should reexamine the project.
to expose
"to wash incessantly"
The newspaper exposed the politician's past.
everything
"to wash and carry off"
The murder suspect confessed to every crime he committed.
ant
to guard closely
"no gap for even ants to crawl from"
The police closely guarded the prime minister's official residence.
morning
easy, a piece of cake
"before breakfast"
That's a cinch.
sweat
result of one's hard work
"a crystal of sweat"
This is the result of that writer's hard work.
to toil
"to drip sweat"
He has been toiling to support his big family.
breathtaking
"to hold sweat in one's palm"
The game was breathtakingly close.
leg, foot
to carp, to nitpick, finding fault
"to grab someone's raised leg"
He has a bad habit of always nitpicking.
One's legs become stiff.
"The legs become sticks."
She kept walking till her legs got very stiff.
to be restless and excited
"One's legs don't touch the ground."
With her wedding approaching, she's restless and excited.
to exceed one's budget or income
"Legs stick out."
We spent considerably more than our budget for the New Year's party.
to head somewhere spontaneously
"One's legs turn toward somewhere."
On hot summer days, I often find my self heading toward a beer hall after work.
to be less eager to go
"One's legs become dull."
I want to go to France, but when I
think about the language, I become less eager.
to be reluctant to go
"One's legs are heavy."
Since I know I didn't do well, I'm reluctant to go see the results of the exam.
to come and go less frequently than before, to come and go at longer intervals
"One's legs become distant."
These days, I've been going to bars in Ginza less frequently.
identity to be learned; to be traced, tracked
"One's legs are connected."
The criminal's identity was learned from his fingerprints at the scene of the crime.
to wash one's hands of something
"to wash one's feet"
She washed her hands of show business and got married.
to get involved in something
"to put one's legs in something"
It's been 20 years since he got involved in politics.
to go to visit
[lit. to carry one's legs]
し,こ。
Since I wanted to join the
baseball team, I often went to visit the manager’s home.
to drag someone down
[lit. to drag someone's legs]
Her colleagues were jealous of her success and tried to drag her down.
to set foot in
[lit. to put one's feet in]
gai niwa kesshite ashi o iremasen.
My husband never sets foot in a bar district.
to extend a trip
[lit. to stretch a leg]
When I went to the United States，I extended the trip to include Mexico.
to trip someone up
[lit. to scoop up someone's legs]
There are many people who were tripped up by her while they trusted her.
to lose one ysfooting
[lit. to get one's feet taken away]
I lost my footing and tumbled to the bottom of the stairs.
to be deprived of transportation
[lit. to get one's legs stolen]
I couldn，t go to work because the subway was on strike.
ashlba o katameru
足場を固める
to secure a foothold
[lit. to set up scaffolding]
彼は、その町で立候補するための足場を固めています。
Kare wa, sono machi de rikkoho suru tame no ashiba o
katamete imasu.
He，s securing a foothold to run for election
in that town.
ashibumi suru
足踏みする
to be at a standstill
[lit. to step on a spot]
いくら勉強しても、成績は足踏みを続けています。Ikum
benkyo shitemo，seiseki wa ashibumi o tsuzukete imasu.
No
matter how much I study, my grades stay the same.
ashidai
足 代
transportation costs
[lit. leg price]
そこへ行く足代は、会社が払ってくれました。Sokoeiku
ashidai wa, kaisha ga haratte kuremashita.
The company paid
my transportation costs to get there.
ashidome
足止め
restrictions on travel
[lit. to stop one's legs]
政府は、災害地域への足止めを解きました。Seifuwa，saigai
chiiki e no ashidome o tokimashita.
The government lifted the
restrictions on travel to the disaster area.
ashigatame
足固め
preparations for the future
[lit. to fix one's legs]
もうそろそろ、結婚のために足固めをして置いた方がいい
ですよ。M 6 sorosoro，kekkon no tame ni ashigatame o shite
oita ho ga ii desu yo.
It's about time that you start preparing
yourself for marriage.
ashige ni suru
足 蹴 に す る
to treat someone horribly
[lit. to kick someone]
彼は人を足蹴にしても、自分の利益を得ょうとします。
Kare wa hito o ashige ni shite mo, jibun no neki o eyo to
shimasu.
He tries to profit even if he has to treat other people
horribly.
足咖（こな勺
to become a hindrance
[lit. to become shackles]
足枷になりませんから、作業班に入れて下さい。Ashikase
ni nanmasen kara, sagyo han ni irete kudasai.
I won ’t be a
hindrance, so please let me join the task force.
ashimoto e tsukekomu
足 下 へ つ け 込 む
to take unfair
advantage of someone’ s weakness
[lit. to enter close to someone's feet]
あ の 人 は 、 友 達 の 足 下 に つ け 込 ん で 借 金 し ま し た 。 A n o h i t o
wa, tomodachi no ashimoto ni tsukekonde shakkin shimashita.
He borrowed money from his friend by taking advantage of her
weakness.
ashimoto nl hi ga tsuku
足下に火力
J
付 く
Danger is
imminent.
[lit. Fire ignites at one's root.]
信頼不足で、現政権の足下に火が付いています。Shinrai
busoku de, gen seiken no ashimoto ni hi ga tsuite imasu. The
current administration is in imminent danger because of lack
of confidence.
ashimoto n書mo o y o b a n a i 足 下 に も 及 ば な い t o be no
match for someone
[lit. to be unable to reach someone's feet]
柔道では、あの人の足下にも及びません。JGd6dewa，ano
hito no ashimoto nimo oyobimasen.
Where judo is
concerned, /，m no match for him.
a s h i m o t o n i m o y o r i t s u k e n a i 足 下 に も 寄 り つ け な い
to be unable to touch someone
[lit. to be unable to come close even to someone's feet]
雄弁さでは、誰も彼の足下にも寄りつけません。YGbensa
dewa, daremo kare no ashimoto nimo yoritsukemasen.
With
respect to eloquence, nobody can touch him.
ashimoto o miru
足 下 夂 見 る
to take unfair advantage
of someone fs weakness
[lit. to look at someone's feet]
値 段 の 交 渉 を す る と き に は 、 足 下 を 見 ら れ な い よ う に 気 を
付けなさい。Nedan no kosho o suru toki niwa, ashimoto o
mirarenai yo ni ki o tsukenasai.
When you try to negotiate a
price, be careful not to be taken advantage of.
ashinami ga midareru
足並み力
5 舌しれる
to fall apart
[lit. The pace gets disturbed.]
政府と民間の景気回復協力の足並みが乱れ始めました。
Seifu to minkan no keiki kaifuku kyoryoku no ashinami ga
midarehajimemashita.
The collaboration between the
government and the private sector on economic recovery has
started to fall apart.
ashinami ga sorou
足並み力
5揃う
to fall into line
[lit. The pace is in harmony.]
やっとの事で、参加者全員の足並みが揃いました。Yattono
koto de, sankasha zen-in no ashinami ga soroimashita.
Finally, all the participants have fallen into line.
ashite matoi
足手まとい
[lit. to cling to one's legs and hands] to be a drag
あの人は、何をするにもいつも足手まといになります。
Ano hito wa, nani o suru ni mo itsumo ashite matoi ni
narimasu.
No matter what we do, he fs always a drag.
ni no ashi o fumu
二の足を踏む
to hesitate
[lit. to step on the same spot with the second foot]
彼女は結婚について二の足を踏んでいます。Kanojo wa
kekkon ni tsuite ni no ashi o funde imasu.
She ’s hesitating
about getting married.
ukiashidatsu
、浮き足立り
to begin to waver
指導者が辞めて、抗議中の学生は浮き足立ってしまいました。
Shidosha ga yamete，kogi chu no gakusei wa ukiashidatte
shimaimashita.
When their leader quit, the protesting
students began to waver.