Words — 66 found
くび
首をひねる
1. to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
首を捻る 【くびをひねる】
うつむ
俯く
1. to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downwardUsually written using kana alone
うなず
頷く
1. to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
頷く 【うなづく】、肯く 【うなずく】、肯く 【うなづく】、首肯く 【うなずく】、首肯く 【うなづく】、点頭く 【うなずく】、点頭く 【うなづく】
肯く: Rarely-used kanji form. 肯く: Rarely-used kanji form. 首肯く: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Rarely-used kanji form. 首肯く: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Rarely-used kanji form. 点頭く: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Rarely-used kanji form. 点頭く: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Rarely-used kanji form.
あたまかくしりかく
頭隠して尻隠さず
1. burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; hiding one's head without hiding one's bottomIdiomatic expression
かか
抱える
1. to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to carry under one's arm; to hold (one's head) in one's hands
- あわてて
- にもつ荷物
- を
- かかえて
- いえ家
- に
- かえ帰って
- みたら 。
2. to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to be burdened with (e.g. care of a family member); to have (children, etc.) to provide for
- ここ
- すうねん数年
- なんアれんぽう南ア連邦
- は
- じんしゅもんだい人種問題
- を
- かかえて
- きた 。
3. to employ; to have (on one's staff); to hire
- かれ彼
- は
- あのように
- わか若い
- のに 、
- やしな養わ
- なければならない
- だいかぞく大家族
- を
- かかえ抱えている 。
くび
首をすくめる
1. to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shouldersSee also 竦める すくめる
首を竦める 【くびをすくめる】
くびつこ
首を突っ込む
1. to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to meddle in
- かのじょ彼女
- は
- なん何にでも
- くびをつっこ首を突っ込み
- たがる 。
2. to poke one's head (into a room)
首をつっこむ 【くびをつっこむ】、首を突っこむ 【くびをつっこむ】
むなざんよう
胸算用
1. making a rough estimate in one's head
2. expectation; anticipation
胸算用 【むねざんよう】
おぼ
溺れる
1. to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drownSee also 溺れ死ぬ
- あなた
- が
- たす助けて
- くれなかったら
- わたし私
- は
- おぼれていた
- こと
- でしょう 。
2. to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted; to wallow in
- わたし私の
- ちち父
- は
- まいにち毎日
- さけ酒
- に
- おぼれている 。
1. quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
ピョコン
みみ
見て見ぬふり
1. pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
- ある
- もの
- を
- みてみ見て見ぬふり
- を
- すれば
- それ
- を
- むし無視
- している
- の
- である 。
見て見ぬ振り 【みてみぬふり】
ちえねつ
知恵熱
1. unexplained fever in an infant (in the past believed to be related to intellectual development); teething fever; wisdom fever
2. fever that comes from using one's head too muchColloquial
知恵熱 【ちえぼとり】
1. madly in love; completely charmed (by); head over heels (for)
- ベス
- は クリス
- に
- ぞっこん
- なので 、
- よろこ喜んで
- それ
- を
- ひきう引き受けました 。
2. from the heart; entirely; completely
3. bottom of one's heartArchaic
そっこん
そっこん: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
いやいや
嫌々
1. unwillingly; reluctantly; grudginglyUsually written using kana alone
2. shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)Usually written using kana alone, usu. as 〜(を)する
嫌嫌 【いやいや】、厭々 【いやいや】、厭厭 【いやいや】、イヤイヤ
厭々: Rarely-used kanji form. 厭厭: Rarely-used kanji form.
かんはたら
勘を働かせる
1. to use one's intuition; to use one's instinct; to use one's head
あたま
頭をもたげる
1. to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
頭を擡げる 【あたまをもたげる】