身につける

みにつける

to learn, to acquire knowledge

身二つになる

みふたつになる

to give birth

死に身

しにみ

at the risk of one's life

三つ身

みつみ みっつみ

toddler clothes (by children after age 3, before age 5), baby clothes

身一つ

みひとつ

one's body alone, lacking possessions

身八つ

みやつ

small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)

四つ身

よつみ

kimono made for young children

一つ身

ひとつみ

baby clothes

身につまされる

みにつまされる

to sympathize deeply with, to strike a chord of sympathy

緒につく

しょにつく ちょにつく

to be started, to get underway

板につく

いたにつく

to get used to one's work, to become accustomed to one's position

目につく

めにつく

to be noticeable, to notice, to catch one's eye

縛につく

ばくにつく

to be arrested; to be put in bonds

鼻につく

はなにつく

to be cloying, to be sick and tired with, to be disgusted with, to get up someone's nose

にたつく

to have (break out into) a broad (suggestive) grin

身になる

みになる

to do one good, to be beneficial, to be good for the body, to be helpful

身に余る

みにあまる

to be undeserved, to be more than one deserves

生き身は死に身

いきみはしにみ

all that lives must eventually die

身八つ口

みやつぐち

small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing for women and children (e.g. kimono, yukata) (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)