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身の回りみのまわりCommon wordN2Expressionspersonal belongings; one's vicinity; daily life; everyday necessities
身の丈みのたけExpressionsstature; body height · one's means; one's status; one's ability
身の上みのうえCommon wordN1Expressionsone's circumstances; one's personal history; one's station in life · one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
身の毛みのけExpressionsbody hair
身の程みのほどExpressionsone's social position; one's place; one's standing
身の程知らずみのほどしらずExpressionsnot knowing one's place; presumptuous; overreaching
人を怨むより身を怨めひとをうらむよりみをうらめExpressionsinstead of blaming others, blame yourself; it is easier to blame than do better
今日は人の身明日は我が身きょうはひとのみあすはわがみExpressionsmisfortunes can happen to anyone; what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow
今日あって明日ない身きょうあってあすないみExpressionslife is transient; life is uncertain; memento mori · one's days are numbered; one's time is nigh
刺身のつまさしみのつまExpressionssashimi garnish · something insignificant; something easily dispensable
大男総身に知恵が回り兼ねおおおとこそうみにちえがまわりかねExpressionsbig heads have little wit
待つ身は長いまつみはながいExpressionsa watched pot never boils; time drags when you're waiting
悪事身にとまるあくじみにとまるExpressionsbad deeds punish themselves; you reap what you sow
悪銭身に付かずあくせんみにつかずExpressionseasy come, easy go; ill-gotten gains are soon lost
憂き身をやつすうきみをやつすExpressionsbe absorbed in; devote oneself to; give oneself over to
囚われの身とらわれのみExpressionscaptive; prisoner
明日は我が身あすはわがみExpressionswhat happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
易者身の上知らずえきしゃみのうえしらずExpressionsa fortune teller can't tell their own future; people don't know themselves as well as they know others
次ぐ身つぐみExpressionsnext in line; heir
着の身着のままきのみきのままExpressionswith only the clothes on one's back; still wearing the same clothes
粋が身を食うすいがみをくうExpressionstoo much pleasure ruins a man; playing the dandy ruins a man
腹も身の内はらもみのうちExpressionsmoderation is its own medicine; take care of your stomach; don't overeat
自由の身じゆうのみExpressionsfreedom; free person
芸は身を助くげいはみをたすくExpressionsart brings bread; a trade is an asset
芸は身を助けるげいはみをたすけるExpressionsart brings bread; a skill can be a livelihood
芸が身を助けるほどの不幸せげいがみをたすけるほどのふしあわせExpressionsbeing able to live as an artist is no blessing
落魄の身らくはくのみExpressionsreduced circumstances; fallen into poverty
親身になってしんみになってExpressionswarmly; cordially; with tender care
言葉は身の文ことばはみのあやExpressionswords betray one's character
身につくみにつくExpressionsmaster a skill; become accustomed to; acquire a habit · retain; stay with one
身になるみになるExpressionsbe beneficial; do one good; be good for the body or mind · put oneself in someone's shoes; put oneself in the place of ...
身のためみのためExpressionsone's best interests; one's own good
身に染みるみにしみるN1Expressionsto sink in deeply; to hit home; to feel keenly · to pierce the body; to cut through one
身につけるみにつけるCommon wordN2Expressionslearn; acquire; master · wear; put on; carry on one's person
身にまとうみにまとうExpressionswear; be dressed in; have on
身のこなしみのこなしExpressionscarriage; bearing; body movement
身をかわすみをかわすExpressionsdodge; evade
身をさらすみをさらすExpressionsexpose oneself; put oneself in harm's way
身をもってみをもってExpressionspersonally; firsthand; through one's own experience · barely; narrowly
身をやつすみをやつすExpressionsbe enthralled by; be absorbed in; lose oneself in · disguise oneself as; dress up as