► 成句
気 [き] [気になる] [coll] meaning: anxious rank: 1
☆ 試験の結果が気になって仕事が手に付かない ⇨ I cannot get to work because I am so anxious about the test results
気 [き] [気になる] [coll] meaning: attention rank: 1
☆ 彼女は別に美人ではないが、すごく気になる ⇨ She is not really pretty but I cannot stop thinking about her
気 [き] [気を取られる] meaning: attention rank: 1
☆ 他の事に気を取られているうちにそのことを忘れてしまった ⇨ I forgot about it while getting distracted by other things
気 [き] [気を付ける] meaning: care rank: 1
☆ 体、健康、に気をつけてね ⇨ Take care of your body, health, yourself
気 [き] [気を遣う] meaning: care rank: 1
☆ そんなに気を使わなくてもいいよ ⇨ You don’t have to be so considerate
☆ 表面に傷をつけないように非常に気を使った ⇨ I had to pay close attention not to scratch the surface
気 [き] [気を付ける] meaning: careful rank: 1
☆ ネジをきつく締め過ぎないよう気をつけて下さい ⇨ Be careful not to tighten the screw too much
☆ 口の聞き方に気をつけろ！ ⇨ Watch the way you talk, watch your mouth!
気 [き] [気になる] [coll] meaning: conscious rank: 1
☆ 他人の視線が気になる ⇨ I’m very conscious of how people are looking at me
気 [き] [気が狂う] meaning: crazy rank: 1
☆ あいつ気が狂ったのか？ ⇨ Has he gone insane?
気 [き] [気が強い] meaning: defiant rank: 1
☆ 彼女は華奢だが気が強い ⇨ She is petite but very defiant, gutsy, stubborn, hates to lose (☛ Often has negative connotations)
気 [き] [その気] [coll] meaning: intention rank: 1
☆ 彼は説得されてやっとその気になった ⇨ He was persuaded and finally became willing
☆ 日本はその気になれば核兵器を簡単に開発する事が出来る ⇨ Japan can develop nuclear weapons easily if it really wants to
☆ 本人にその気が無ければどうしようもない ⇨ There is nothing you can do unless he himself, she,herself, wants to do it
気 [き] [気に入る] [coll] meaning: like rank: 1
☆ 何がそんなに気に入らないんだ？ (きにいらない) ⇨ What is it that you don’t like so much? What is the matter?
☆ 娘は新しい人形が気に入ったようだ (きにいった) ⇨ It seems like my daughter likes her new doll
気 [き] [気になる] [coll] meaning: misunderstand rank: 1
☆ 彼は格闘技ゲームをしただけで、喧嘩が強くなった気になっている ⇨ He just plays fighting games, and now he thinks he is good at real fighting
☆ 彼女は何故か自分が人より上の気になっている ⇨ She somehow thinks she is above other people
気 [き] [気が付く] meaning: realize rank: 1
☆ 水が漏れていることに気が付かなかった ⇨ I didn’t realize water was leaking
☆ 計算が間違っていることに気が付いた ⇨ I realized my calculation was wrong
気 [き] [気が休まる] meaning: relax rank: 1
☆ 忙しすぎて気が休まる暇がない ⇨ I’m too busy I don’t have time to ease my mind
気 [き] [気にする] [coll] meaning: sensitive rank: 1
☆ 彼女は体重のことをとても気にしている ⇨ She is very sensitive about her weight
気 [き] [気が付く] meaning: tact rank: 1
☆ 彼女はよく気が付く人だ ⇨ She is a very aware and attentive person
気 [き] [気が小さい] meaning: timid rank: 1
☆ 彼は体は大きいのにとても気が小さい ⇨ He is a big guy but very timid
気 [き] [気が弱い] meaning: timid rank: 1
☆ 彼は気が弱くて上司に言いなりだ ⇨ He’s timid and can’t say no to his boss
気 [き] [気にする] [coll] meaning: worry rank: 1
☆ お金のことは気にしなくてもいいよ ⇨ You don’t have to worry about the money
☆ 君は人の言う事を気にし過ぎだよ ⇨ You worry too much about what others say
気 [き] [気になる] [coll] meaning: worry rank: 1
☆ 大丈夫かとても気になる ⇨ I’m really worried if things are OK
☆ 誰に何と言われようと気にならない ⇨ I don’t care what people say
気 [き] [気に障る] meaning: annoy rank: 2
☆ あいつは人の気に障るようなことをわざと言う ⇨ He says things that annoy people on purpose
☆ 彼の鼻をすする音が非常に気に障る ⇨ His sniffling noise really annoys me
気 [き] [気に留める] meaning: attention rank: 2
☆ その時は特別気に留めなかった ⇨ I particularly didn’t pay attention to it at that time
気 [き] [気を配る] meaning: care rank: 2
☆ 彼は皆が楽しめるように気を配った ⇨ He’s given a lot of thoughts so that everybody can have fun
気 [き] [気が変わる] meaning: change rank: 2
☆ 彼女はすぐに気が変わる ⇨ She changes her mind quickly, easily (☛ Usually with negative connotations of “frivolously”)
気 [き] [気が重い] meaning: depress rank: 2
☆ 気が重くて何もする気になれない ⇨ I feel depressed and don’t feel like doing anything
気 [き] [気を落とす] meaning: disappoint rank: 2
☆ 一回負けたからってそんなに気を落とさないで ⇨ Don’t be so dejected when you just lost one game
気 [き] [気が散る] meaning: distract rank: 2
☆ 人の話し声に気が散って集中出来ない ⇨ I got distracted by people talking and can’t focus
気 [き] [気が合う] meaning: get along rank: 2
☆ 彼女は姑と気が合う ⇨ She gets along well with her mother-in-law
気 [き] [気に食わない] [coll] meaning: happy not rank: 2
☆ 何がそんなに気に食わないんだ？ ⇨ What is it that you don’t like so much? What is the matter?
☆ 彼は気に食わないことがあると直ぐに顔に出る ⇨ His face shows it immediately whenever there is something he is not happy about
気 [き] [気が引ける] meaning: hesitate rank: 2
☆ 彼に何度も助けを頼むのは気が引ける ⇨ I hesitate to ask for his help over and over (☛ Hesitate out of guilty feeling)
気 [き] [気が立つ] meaning: nervous rank: 2
☆ 国境での緊張が高まり、兵士たちは皆気が立っている ⇨ The tension on the border is rising, and the soldiers are all on pins and needles
気 [き] [気を取り直す] meaning: refresh rank: 2
☆ 彼は失敗で落胆したが、気を取り直してまた挑戦することにした ⇨ He was so disappointed to have failed, but got a new perspective and decided to challenge again
気 [き] [気が抜ける] meaning: relax rank: 2
☆ 試験は思ったより遥かに簡単で気が抜けた ⇨ The exam was a lot easier than expected, and I was over psyched for nothing (☛ Mental tension breaks because something was not as bad/difficult as expected)
気 [き] [気が緩む] meaning: relax rank: 2
☆ 失敗は気が緩んだ時にするものだ ⇨ You often make mistakes when you break your concentration (☛ Usually in a negative sense as “lose focus”)
気 [き] [気を抜く] meaning: relax rank: 2
☆ 気を抜くのは未だ早い ⇨ It is too early to relieve air, relax
気 [き] [気を緩める] meaning: relax rank: 2
☆ 未だ終わっていないから気を緩めるな ⇨ It is not over yet so don’t loosen your mind, lose your focus (☛ Usually in a negative sense as “lose focus”)
気 [き] [気を許す] meaning: relax rank: 2
☆ 彼は家族以外の人には気を許さない ⇨ He won’t let his guard down for anybody other than his family members
気 [き] [気が済む] meaning: satisfy rank: 2
☆ 悲しい時は気が済むまで泣いたほうがいい ⇨ When you’re sad it is better to cry until you feel better, get it out of your system
☆ あいつを殴らないことには気が済まない ⇨ I won’t feel better unless I punch him in the face (☛ To calm your anger by avenging)
気 [き] [気が利く] meaning: tact rank: 2
☆ あいつは全く気が利かない ⇨ He is totally tactless
気 [き] [気が回る] meaning: tact rank: 2
☆ 彼は全く気が回らない ⇨ He is totally tactless, clueless
気 [き] [気を利かす] meaning: tact rank: 2
☆ 彼は気を利かして僕と彼女を二人にしてくれた ⇨ He tactfully left me and her alone together
気 [き] [気が張る] meaning: tense rank: 2
☆ 彼女は新しい仕事で気が張っている ⇨ Her mind is stretched, tension is high, because of the new job
気 [き] [気が向く] meaning: whim rank: 2
☆ 気が向くままの旅 ⇨ A travel on a whim. A travel without a plan
気 [き] [気が乗る] meaning: willing rank: 2
☆ 今日は外出は気が乗らない ⇨ I just don’t feel like going out today
☆ 気が乗った時は休み無しで働き続ける ⇨ I keep working without taking any rest and break when I am in the groove (☛ 気が乗る is often about doing more elaborate things than just small, quick things)
気 [き] [気が向く] meaning: willing rank: 2
☆ 混雑した所に行くのはどうも気が向かない ⇨ I’m just reluctant to go to crowded places
☆ 気が向いたら来て下さい ⇨ Please come if you feel like it (☛ Not interchangeable with 気が乗る, 気が進む in this usage)
気 [き] [気が進む] meaning: willing rank: 2
☆ 彼に会うのは気が進まない ⇨ I don’t feel like seeing him
気 [き] [気が気でない] meaning: worry rank: 2
☆ 彼女は登山家の息子が事故にあわないかと気が気でない ⇨ She is very worried that her climber son might have an accident
気 [き] [気を回す] meaning: worry rank: 2
☆ そんなに気を回してもらわなくても大丈夫ですよ ⇨ You don’t have to worry that much about me. You don’t have to be that tactful
気 [き] [気が急く] meaning: anxious rank: 3
☆ 慌てる必要が無いと分かっているのにどうも気が急いてしまう ⇨ I know there is no need to panic, yet still I feel very anxious
気 [き] [気が大きい] meaning: bold rank: 3
☆ 彼は酒を飲むと気が大きくなる ⇨ He gets bold, liquid courage, when he gets drunk
気 [き] [気が置けない] meaning: close rank: 3
☆ 彼は気が置けない友達だ ⇨ He is my close friend with whom I don’t have to worry about manners (☛ Often misused as an opposite meaning)
気 [き] [気が触れる] meaning: crazy rank: 3
☆ 彼女は子供の死で気が触れてしまった ⇨ She has become unhinged by the death of her child
気 [き] [気が違う] meaning: crazy rank: 3
☆ 彼女は気が違ったとしか思えない ⇨ I can only think that she has gone insane
気 [き] [気を持たせる] [coll] meaning: hope rank: 3
☆ 本当にその気が無いなら相手に気を持たせるようなことを言うな ⇨ If you don’t really mean it, don’t say something that raises false hope
気 [き] [気を立てる] meaning: nervous rank: 3
☆ そんなに気を立てるほどの事じゃないんじゃ？ ⇨ Don’t get so worked up. It’s not that a big deal, right?
気 [き] [気が長い] meaning: slow rank: 3
☆ 2050年迄に代替エネルギーを開発するなんて、そんな気が長い話でいいのか ⇨ Isn’t it a little too slow to develop an alternative energy by 2050? (☛ Too slow to take necessary actions)
気 [き] [気を揉む] meaning: worry rank: 3
☆ なかなか結果が出ず、気を揉んだ ⇨ I was really worried, anxious, because the results had not come out quickly (☛ Literally “knead one’s mind”)
気 [き] [気を病む] meaning: worry rank: 3
☆ 彼女は息子の将来のことで気を病んでいる ⇨ She is worried sick about her son’s future
気 [き] [気を吐く] meaning: energy rank: 4
☆ チームメイトが全く不振の中、彼はホームランを二本打って一人気を吐いた ⇨ While his teammates were completely shut out, he alone performed well, hitting two home runs (☛ Literally “blow out air”. Act, perform, energetically)
気 [き] [気が多い] [coll] meaning: interest rank: 4
☆ 彼は女性に気が多い ⇨ He likes many different women (☛ Have many different but shallow interests)
► 名詞
気 [き] [気が付く] meaning: conscious rank: 1
☆ 気が付いたら病院のベットの上だった ⇨ When I came to myself, I was lying on a hospital bed