Yojijukugo, Idioms, Affective Words, Verbs, Names, Practical Kanji, and Proverbs

一石二鳥

(j2 yojijukugo) いっせきにちょう killing two birds w one stone

日進月歩

(j2 yojijukugo) にっしんげっぽ steady progress; rapid advance​

一部始終

(j3 yojijukugo) いちぶしじゅう full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end​

有言実行

(j3 yojijukugo) ゆうげんじっこう carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise

気が短い

j2 idiom (きがみじかい）quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient

耳が痛い

j2 idiom みみがいたい hard to hear because it is true

目を丸くする

j2 idiom（めをまるくする）to stare in wonder; to be amazed

足が棒になる

j3 idiom to get stiff legs (after walking or standing up for a long time)​

頭が上がらない

j3 idiom - to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with​

肩を持つ

j3 idiom to side with (someone); to support (someone)

腰が重い（こしがおもい）

(j3 idiom) slow to act; slow in starting work​

腹を決める

(j3 idiom) to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide

歯を食いしばる

(j3 idiom) to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); to clench one's teeth​

耳を疑う

(j3 idiom) to not believe one's ears

鬼に金棒

(j2 proverb) making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances

月とすっぽん

(j2 proverb) two things that are superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; the Moon and a turtle​

急がば回れ

(j3 proverb) いそがばまわれ more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race

石の上にも三年

(j3 proverb) perseverance prevails; three years on a (cold) stone will make the stone warm

好きこそものの上手なれ

(j3 proverb) what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing​

かさを差す

(lv2) to put up an umbrella (kasa wo sasu)

西日が差す

(lv3) 西日がさす the afternoon sun shines in

うっかり

carelessly, thoughtlessly

かなり

quite/fairly

すっかり

completely/thoroughly

なんとなく

somehow/for some reason/somewhat

ばっちり

perfectly/spot on

そのうち

eventually, sooner or later

どうやら

it seems, apparently (like rashii)

とっさに

instantly/on the spur of a moment

なんとか

somehow/manage to

終日

しゅうじつ all day
ex: smoking signs (no smoking at any time), train stations (train runs all day)

終点

しゅうてん terminal, last stop

train/subway station (terminal station)

非常口

ひじょうぐち emergency exit

any building that follows safety standards

非売品

ひばいひん not for sale
a store (when items are display only)

危険

きけん danger, hazard
construction site

危ない

あぶない dangerous

立入禁止

たちいりきんし no entry, keep out

construction site, private property

厳禁

げんきん prohibited
"no shoes" or "no fire" signs

震災

しんさい earthquake
Disaster evacuation sites

災害

さいがい disaster

おかげさまで

thanks to you/fortunately

おじゃまします

excuse me for disturbing/thanks for having me over