"Make up"

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make-up
化粧

Example:
Girls that put on too much make-up aren't really my type.
化粧をかけすぎな女の子はあまりタイプじゃないな。

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Comment:
Oops, I said something that's not very nice...

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make up
埋め合わせる

Example:
I'm sorry, I'll make it up to you.
ごめんね、埋め合わせるわ。

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Comment:
How can I make it up to you?

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make up
仲直りをする

Example:
I'm glad those two were able to make up.
あの二人は仲直りできてよかった。

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Comment:
So I guess we made up? Please?

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make up (one's mind)
決心する

Example:
I've made up my mind to study abroad next year.
来年留学に行くことを決心した。

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Comment:
I already made up my mind to apologize to you so...

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make up
でっち上げる

Example:
Quit making stuff up!
でっち上げちゃヤメろ！

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Comment:
What, do you think I'm making this up?

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make up
構成する

Example:
That medal is made up of pure gold.
あのメダルは純金で成り立っている。

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Comment:
Don't worry, my heart is made up of steel; I won't back down.

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make up
取り戻す

Example:
I have to make up for slacking off so much lately.
最近ダラダラしすぎて、遅れを取り戻さないと。

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Comment:
We're cool now? Great, now we've got to make up for lost time!

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make (up) (the bed)
ベッドを整える

Example:
You didn't make your bed today. Bad.
今日ベッドと整えてないよ。ダメ。

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Comment:
So let's go ahead and make up the bed so we can... err where am I going with this? >.>

And if you didn't notice, all the comments connect into a sort of reasonable story.

Turn

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turn on
電気を付ける

turning point
転機

turn out
進展する

Example:
Turning on electricity at the power plant was supposed to be a turning point in the situation, but things have not turned out as expected.
発電所で電気を付ける時は転機なはずだったがまだ思ったより上手くいかない。

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turned on by
惹きつけられる

Example:
I really get turned on by girls in skirts and boots.
スカートとブーツを履いてる女性に凄く惹きつけられる。

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no turning back
後戻りできない

Example:
There's no turning back once you start on the path of drugs.
麻薬の道に一方踏んだらもう後戻りは出来ない。

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Settle

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settle
解決する

Example:
We'll settle our differences in court!
意見の相違の解決は裁判所で！

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settle a score
借りを返す

Example:
You're not going anywhere, I've got a score to settle with you.
どこへも行かせないよ。まだ借りを返してないから。

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This usually is a negative case - someone has done something bad to you and you're going to do it to them.

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settle for
よしとする

Example:
I really wanted a Porsche, but I guess I'll settle for a BMW.
本当はポルシェがほしかったけどBMWでよしとしようか。

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Comment:
Poor you...

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settle
勘定する

Example:
You go on ahead, I'm going to settle the bill first.
先に行ってて、支払いするから。

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settle down
落ち着く

Example:
While total recovery is a long ways away, things have started to settle down.
完全復活はまだまだ先だけどちょっとは落ち着いてきた。

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Speculation

On days I'm not feeling particularly inspired, I'll narrate an older blog entry that has no voice. Since they're so old, no one probably remembers them, and if you somehow do, it's good review.

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just in case
一応

Example:
I backed up my data before installing that program just in case it kills my system.
あのプログラムを入れる前に、パソコンが死んじゃうかもしれないんで、一応データを全部バックアップしといた。

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Comment:
Just in case you didn't know this...

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what if
だったらどうなるか

Example:
Don't worry about what-ifs. What will be will be.
ああだったらどうしよう、こうだったらどうしよう、なんてくよくよするなって。ケセラセラさ。

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hunch
予感

Example:
I've got a hunch that he's going to skip class tomorrow.
あいつは明日の授業をサボる気がする。

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It's possible to substitute feeling in for hunch.

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have no idea
見当もつかない

Example:
I have no idea how far I'll be able to run.
どこまで走れるか、見当もつかない。

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Your guess is as good as mine.
私にもよく分からない。

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Comment:
If someone asks you something you can't answer, you can reply like this.

Hold

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hold
手に持つ

Example:
He's holding a gun to my head.
やつは頭に銃を突きつけてる。

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hold on
待つ

Example:
Hold on a sec, let me finish this paper.
ちょっと待って、この原稿終わってから。

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(ordering) hold the ~
(注文) ~を抜く

Example:
I'll have a cheeseburger, hold the mayo.
チーズバーガーをマヨネーズ抜きでください。

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hold
耐える

Example:
I can't hold it much longer, you take it for a while.
もう限界だ、お前もちょっと運んでくれ。

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hold
開く

Example:
The party will be held at the hotel.
ホテルでパーティーが開かれます。

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Compromise

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compromise
妥協

Example:
If you disagree on something, it's important to compromise.
意見が合わないとき、妥協は大事です。

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middle ground
妥協点

Example:
Let's try to find a middle ground so we can deal with this.
こいつを片付けるため、妥協点を見つけよう。

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Home

home sweet home
埴生の宿

There's no place like home.
我が家に勝る所はない。

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home away from home
まるで自分の家のような所

Example:
The office is like my home away from home. It even has food and games!
オフィスはまるで家みたいな所です。食べ物もゲームもあるぐらい。

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Make yourself at home.
どうぞごゆっくり。

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Home is where the heart is.
故郷とは、心を残してきた場所。

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Body part idioms

give and arm and a leg
何かを得るために大きく犠牲する

Example:
I would give an arm and a leg to get a chance to visit TED.
TEDに行く機会のためなんでもするよ。

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TED is a conference where great people talk about great things. The talks are very interesting and are posted online everyday.
http://www.ted.com

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give a hand
手伝える

Example:
Can you give a hand over here? We need more folks.
ちょっと手伝ってくれない？人が足りない。

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Comment:
This is pretty easy, but it's interesting how the Japanese and English are basically the same.

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shake a leg
急ぐ

Example:
Shake a leg over there, we don't have any time!
そこ早くしろ、時間ないから！

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foot in the door
足がかり

Example:
If I could just get my foot in the door, I know I'd be a hit.
足がかりだけが出来たら絶対に大成功するのに。

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Degrees of success

strike it rich
大成功する

Example:
He really struck it rich, finding a nice girl like that.
彼女ほどいい女を見つけたって、彼はラッキーだな。

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quit while ahead
勝ってる間にやめる

Example:
What, you're just going to quit while you're ahead? That's no fair.
何だ、勝ってるからもやめちゃうの？ずるい。

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You should quit while you're ahead or you'll just lose it all again.
勝ってるからやめといた方がいいよ、また全部なくなっちゃうから。

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Comment:
This can have both a positive or negative meaning.

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break even
とんとんになる

Example:
In this economy, you're lucky enough to just break even.
この不況だととんとんだけでも幸運だよ。

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worse for wear
疲れてる（服が汚れてるほど作業した感じ）

Example:
I'm none the worse for wear even after many sleepless nights.
眠りのない日々が続いても依然元気だ。

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Comment:
Let's all hope we strike it rich while none the worse for wear.

Some possibly relevant vocabulary

rolling blackouts
計画停電

Example:
The country has instituted rolling blackouts to save energy amidst strained supplies.
電力が足りない事態の中節電のため国が計画停電を行っています。

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meltdown
溶融

Example:
The Fukushima reactors are only undergoing partial meltdowns, so the damage isn't that bad.
福島原発では一部だけの溶融が起こってるので、そこまで被害がない。

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aftershock
余震

Example:
Since it was a big earthquake, the aftershocks will continue for a while.
大きい地震だったんで、余震はしばらく続く。

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donation
寄付

Example:
Donations to the Red Cross will be invaluable in supporting those who lost their homes.
家をなくして人々のために赤十字への寄付がとても貴重です。

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victim
被害者

Example:
We need to do everything we can to save the victims of the earthquake.
地震の被害者を助けるためやれることはやりましょう。

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Tragic

If there is anything I can do for anyone who reads this, please contact me @AnuraagAgrawal.

tragic
悲惨

Example:
The devastation caused by the earthquake is truly tragic.
地震によっての破壊は本当に悲惨です。

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turn of events
事態の変化

Example:
The sudden turn of events in Fukushima is unreal.
福島の事態の急変は信じられん。

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do one's part in
自分で出来る分をする

Example:
Everyone should do their part in supporting the recovery of the country.
国の復帰のため、みんなは自分で出来ることをやるべきだ。

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heart goes out to
同情する

Example:
My heart goes out to all the families that have been affected by this tsunami.
この津波に影響された全ての家族に同情します。

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Whatever may happen, life goes on.
何が起ころうとも人生は続く。

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Somewhere and nowhere

start from somwhere
どこかからはじまる

Example:
I mean, you've got to start from somewhere. It'll pick up, don't worry.
だって、最初はしょうがないでしょう。上向くから心配しないで。

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getting nowhere
進めてない

Example:
I've been working on this for ages, but I'm getting nowhere.
これずっとやってるのに全く進まない。

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rock bottom
どん底

Example:
If you've hit rock bottom, there's nowhere to go but up!
どん底に落ち込んだら、上に行くしかないよ。

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Face

face
顔

Example:
You've got something on your face.
顔に何か付いてる

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face
面目

Example:
He won't ever be able to save face after that slip-up.
あんなミスの後、決して面目を保つことが無理だろうね。

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face it
現実を認める

Example:
Let's face it, the government now is never going to get us out of this hole.
現実を認めよう、今の政府はいつたってもこの落とし穴から掘り出してくれない。

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long face
浮かない顔

Example:
What happened, why the long face? :(
どうした、その浮かない顔して　；；

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Fair

fair
公平な

Example:
The law must be fair.
法律は公平であるべき。

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fair
規制に従う

Example:
Casinos have to use fair dice.
カジノは正しいサイコロを使うべき。

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fair
綺麗な

Example:
Women are as roses, whose fair flower being once displayed, doth fall that very hour.
女はバラのようなものでひとたび美しく花開いたらそれは散る時である。

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fair
市

Example:
Today's the day of the fair, let's go!
今日は市だ、行こうよ。

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fair enough
まあ、いいよ。

Example:
Fair enough, we'll go with your idea.
まあいいよ、その案で行こう。

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Jump

jump
飛ぶ

Example:
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
素早くて茶色なキツネがだらけてる犬の上飛んだ。

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Comment:
That English sentence contains every letter of the alphabet. You see it a lot in font examples.

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jump the gun
早まったことをする

Example:
Don't jump the gun, first make a plan.
早まるな、まずは計画を考えるんだ。

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jump to conclusion
早合点する

Example:
Don't jump to conclusions, that's just his sister.
早合点しないで、彼女は妹だよ。

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Glance

glance
チラッと見る

Example:
I only caught a glance of that girl, but she was cute.
あの子はチラッとしか見れなかったけど、可愛かったよ。

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at a glance
一目しただけで

Example:
At a glance, this offer seems sound, but is it really?
パッと見た感じ、この提案は大丈夫そうだけど本当にいいのかな。

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Duck

sitting duck
カモ(?)

Example:
You'll be a sitting duck out there without any backup.
応援なく行ったらいいカモになるよ。

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Comment:
This Japanese probably isn't very good.

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If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.
ある鳥が鴨のように見え、鴨のように泳ぎ、鴨のように鳴くならば、それはたぶん鴨である。

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Comment:
When something is obviously true, it probably is even if they try to deny it.

Cheer up

cheer up
元気を出す

Example:
Cheer up, it's no big deal.
落ち込むな、大したことないから。

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chin up
元気を出す

Example:
Keep your chin up even during tough times.
辛い時にも顎を上げてください。

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Laughter is the best medicine.
笑いは百薬の長。

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