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Stack #34952
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| 顔を立てる | to give face or to save face, extended "for your sake" "to prevent one from dsigrace or dishonor" |
| 顔をつぶす | opposite of 顔を立てる |
| 顔が広い | a person who has many contacts |
| 顔をつなぐ | to kepp up contacts already made: drop into office, invit to golf/lunch, send gifts, NY greetings |
| 顔がきく人 | people with influence who words goes a long way |
| 顔を売る | "to sell face" "to sell or advertise oneself" **underworld |
| 顔を貸す / 顔を貸せ | "i want to have a talk with you" **underworld |
| 気は心 | gesture may be small but shows sincerity or goodwill or desire to help |
| 気に食わない | unsatisfactory performance / displease with it / disagreeable fellow |
| 肌に食わない | 気に食わない |
| 気に入る | to like, to find agreeable, to suit one's taste |
| 気を抜く | to pull out the ki... become unenthusiastic, lukewarm, discouraged, dispirited, careless |
| 気が入らぬ | ki does not go into any endeavor or underatking : one cannot become enthusiastic |
| 気を揉む | ki wo momu / worry or anxious about something and becomes nervous and fidgety |
| 気を揉ませる | to keep a person in suspense or on tenterhooks |
| 気を引く | to draw the ki: to sound out the intentions of the other party 相手の意向を探ること |
| 気乗り薄 | kinori usu / the ki is thin: lackluster, lethargic, stagnant or unenthusiastic, describe performance of stock market |