「奇麗好き」（きれいずき） is used for someone who is neat and likes to keep things tidy.

「逆効果」（ぎゃくこうか） is a result or a change that someone or something causes in someone or something and that is different from the one expected.

「気が立つ」（きがたつ） is nervous, bad-tempered, or excited, especially because you are worried about what might happen.

「義母」（ぎぼ） is the woman who is married to your father but who is not your real mother, or the mother of your husband or wife. In speech,...

「聞き捨てならない」（ききずて ならない） is used for a word that you cannot ignore because it is so rude or untrue.

「気が散る」（きがちる） is unable to pay attention to someone or something because you are worried or thinking about something else.

「鑑」（かがみ） is an exemplar or a person who is considered an excellent example of something.

「入れ知恵」（いれぢえ） is an idea that someone makes you believe, especially a bad idea.

「矢継ぎ早」（やつぎばや） is used for the way something happens one after another in a very short period of time. This expression comes from the way...

「反感を買う」（はんかんを かう） is to do something to make someone annoyed, offended, angry, or disagree with you.

「十年早い」（じゅうねんはやい） tells us the way something is too early or someone is too young to do something. 「十年」（じゅうねん） is used idiomatically....

「体が続く」（からだが つづく） is to have the strength to do something and stay healthy, especially when you work hard for a long time.

「存在感」（そんざいかん） is the quality of making a strong impression on other people by the way you talk or behave.

「万全」（ばんぜん） is used for the way you pay careful attention to every detail when you do something. It should be perfect, complete, and...

「勘違い」（かんちがい） is a wrong idea that is had by mistake.

「拝見」（はいけん） means to see someone or something when you say it humbly before your listener. It is especially used when someone you see is...

「寝不足」（ねぶそく） is used to mean a situation when you do not have enough sleep.

「陽気」（ようき） is the way that you are happy, bright, or cheerful, without having worries. Its antonym is 「陰気」（いんき）. 「陽気」（ようき） also means a...

「肝心」（かんじん） means to be very important and indispensable.