Index for Akiyama idiom book

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1		This is an index for Akiyama's book "Japanese Idioms" ISBN 0812090454	The book is small, compact, inexpensive and...	also has an example of usage for every expression, so please buy a copy if you like idioms.	Be aware there is another version of the book, Akiyama "2001 Japanese and English Idioms" ISBN 0812094336 which is twice the size and contains English idioms too.
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3	page	idiom	kana	literal meaning	meaning

4	2	愛の結晶	あいのけっしょう	the crystallization of love	child(ren)
5	3	愛の巣	あいのす	a love nest	the home of a newlywed couple
6	9	青息吐息	あおいきといき	sighing with blue breath	to be suffering
7	9	青臭い	あおくさい	green-smelling	inexperienced
8	9	青写真	あおじゃしん	a blue photograph	blueprint
9	10	青筋を立てる	あおすじをたてる	to show blue veins	to become enraged
10	10	青田買い	あおたがい	to buy green rice-fields	to contract to employ college students prematurely
11	9	青二才	あおにさい	a green two-year-old	greenhorn
12	335	赤子の手を捻るよう	あかごのてをひねるよう	like twisting a baby’s arm	to be like child’s play
13	4	赤信号が付く	あかしごうがつく	a red light comes on	to become precarious
14	4	垢抜けした	あかぬけした	grime off	polished, refined
15	4	垢抜けしない	あかぬけしない	grime not coming off	unpolished, crude
16	4	赤の他人	あかのたにん	a red stranger	total stranger
17	4	赤恥	あかはじ	red shame	utter shame, total disgrace
18	5	秋風が立つ	あきかぜがたつ	autumn breeze begins to blow	to cool mutually (love)
19	5	秋の空	あきのそら	autumn sky	to be fickle (love)
20	11	揚げ足を取る	あげあしをとる	to grab someone’s raised leg	to carp, to nitpick
21	2	顎が外れる	あごがはずれる	one’s jaw gets dislocated	to die laughing
22	2	顎が干上がる	あごがひあがる	one’s jaw dries up	to suffer from loss of income
23	2	顎で使う	あごでつかう	to use someone with one’s chin	to order someone around
24	2	顎を出す	あごをだす	to stick one’s chin out	to get exhausted
25	2	顎をなでる	あごをなでる	to stroke one’s own chin	to pride oneself on something
26	11	朝飯前	あさめしまえ	before breakfast	easy, a piece of cake
27	12	足が重い	あしがおもい	one’s legs are heavy	to be reluctant to go
28	15	足枷になる	あしかせになる	to become shackles	to become a hindrance
29	15	足固め	あしがため	to fix one’s legs	preparations for the future
30	12	足が地に着かない	あしがちにつかない	one’s legs don’t touch the ground	to be restless and excited
31	13	足が付く	あしがつく	one’s legs are connected	identity to be learned
32	12	足が出る	あしがでる	legs stick out	to exceed one’s budget or income
33	13	足が遠のく	あしがとおのく	one’s legs become distant	to come and go less frequently than before, to come and go at longer intervals
34	12	足が鈍る	あしがにぶる	one’s legs become dull	to be less eager to go
35	12	足が棒になる	あしがぼうになる	the legs become sticks	one’s legs become stiff
36	12	足が向く	あしがむく	one’s legs turn toward somewhere	to head somewhere spontaneously
37	15	足蹴にする	あしげにする	to kick someone	to treat someone horribly
38	15	足代	あしだい	leg price	transportation costs
39	17	足手まとい	あしてまとい	to cling to one’s legs and hands	to be a drag
40	15	足止め	あしどめ	to stop one’s legs	restrictions on travel
41	3	味なことをやる	あじなことをやる	to do something of taste	to act smart
42	17	足並みが揃う	あしなみがそろう	the pace is in harmony	to fall into line
43	17	足並みが乱れる	あしなみがみだれる	the pace gets disturbed	to fall apart
44	15	足場を固める	あしばをかためる	to set up scaffolding	to secure a foothold
45	15	足踏みする	あしぶみする	to step on a spot	to be at a standstill
46	3	味も素気もない	あじもそっけもない	no taste, no warmth	curt
47	16	足下に火が付く	あしもとにひがつく	fire ignites at one’s foot	danger is imminent
48	16	足下にも及ばない	あしもとにもおよばない	to be unable to reach someone’s foot	to be no match for someone
49	16	足下にも寄りつけない	あしもとにもよりつけない	to be unable to come close even to someone’s foot	to be unable to touch someone
50	16	足下へつけ込む	あしもとへつけこむ	to enter close to someone’s feet	to take unfair advantage of someone’s weakness
51	16	足下を見る	あしもとをみる	to look at someone’s feet	to take unfair advantage of someone’s weakness
52	13	足を洗う	あしをあらう	to wash one’s feet	to wash one’s hands of something
53	14	足を入れる	あしをいれる	to put one’s feet in	to set foot in
54	14	足を奪われる	あしをうばわれる	to get one’s legs stolen	to be deprived of transportation
55	3	味を占める	あじをしめる	to occupy taste	to get a taste of something
56	3	味を知る	あじをしる	to get to know the taste	to experience something
57	14	足をすくう	あしをすくう	to scoop up someone’s legs	to trip someone up
58	14	足を取られる	あしをとられる	to get one’s feet taken away	to lose one’s footing
59	14	足を延ばす	あしをのばす	to stretch a leg	to extend a trip
60	13	足を運ぶ	あしをはこぶ	to carry one’s legs	to go to visit
61	13	足を引っ張る	あしをひっぱる	to drag someone’s legs	to drag someone down
62	13	足を踏み入れる	あしをふみいれる	to put one’s legs in something	to get involved in something
63	11	汗の結晶	あせのけっしょう	a crystal of sweat	result of one’s hard work
64	11	汗水垂らす	あせみずたらす	to drip sweat	to toil
65	21	頭打ち	あたまうち	hitting one’s head	lagging
66	17	頭が上がらない	あたまがあがらない	one’s head does not go up	to feel deep indebtedness or respect
67	18	頭が痛い	あたまがいたい	one’s head hurts	it’s a pain
68	18	頭が一杯	あたまがいっぱい	one’s head is full	to be preoccupied
69	18	頭が固い	あたまがかたい	one’s head is hard	to be inflexible
70	18	頭が下がる	あたまがさがる	one’s head goes lower	to take off one’s hat to someone or something
71	21	頭数	あたまかず	the number of heads	head count
72	18	頭が低い	あたまがひくい	one’s head is low	to be humble
73	21	頭株	あたまかぶ	a head stump	key figure
74	18	頭が古い	あたまがふるい	one’s head is old	to be old-fashioned
75	21	頭金	あたまきん	head money	down payment
76	19	頭に入れる	あたまにいれる	to put something in one’s head	to learn something by heart
77	19	頭に来る	あたまにくる	go to one’s head	to get mad
78	19	頭の回転が遅い	あたまのかいてんがおそい	the spin of one’s head is slow	slow
79	19	頭の回転が速い	あたまのかいてんがはやい	the spin of one’s head is fast	sharp
80	22	頭割り	あたまわり	to divide a bill by the head count	dutch treat, to pay an equal share
81	20	頭を痛める	あたまをいためる	to make one’s head hurt	to be concerned about someone or something
82	20	頭を抑える	あたまをおさえる	to hold someone’s head down	to keep someone under control
83	20	頭を抱える	あたまをかかえる	to hold one’s head	at one’s wits end
84	21	頭を下げる	あたまをさげる	to lower one’s head	to knuckle under
85	21	頭を絞る	あたまをしぼる	to squeeze one’s head	to rack one’s brains
86	20	頭を悩ます	あたまをなやます	to bother one’s head	to rack one’s brains
87	19	頭をはねる	あたまをはねる	to cut off a head	to pocket a percentage of money
88	19	頭をひねる	あたまをひねる	to incline one’s head	to rack one’s brains
89	20	頭を冷やす	あたまをひやす	to cool one’s head	to calm down
90	20	頭を丸める	あたまをまるめる	to shave one’s head	to become a buddhist monk
91	20	頭をもたげる	あたまをもたげる	to hold up one’s head	to come to the fore, to emerge
92	22	後味が悪い	あとあじがわるい	the aftertaste is bad	to leave a bad taste in one’s mouth
93	23	後押し	あとおし	to push someone’s back	to back someone
94	22	後釜に座る	あとがまにすわる	to sit as a replacement pot	to step into another’s shoes
95	23	後腐れ	あとぐされ	future rot	trouble later
96	23	後先構わず	あとさきかまわず	not caring if it’s front or rear	without thinking
97	24	跡取り	あととり	picking up a trace	heir, heiress
98	22	後の祭り	あとのまつり	the day after a festival	too late
99	22	後棒を担ぐ	あとぼうをかつぐ	to shoulder the back end of a stick	to be a party to something
100	24	跡目を継ぐ	あとめをつぐ	to sew the mesh of a trace	to succeed the head of a group

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