身を引く

みをひく

to resign, to abandon, to step aside, to back out of, to retire, to get away, to lean back, to back away, to pull back

身を焼く

みをやく

to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)

筆を置く

ふでをおく

to stop writing, to put down one's pen, to close (a letter)

算を置く

さんをおく

to calculate, to divine

間を置く

まをおく あいだをおく

to pause, to have a short intermission

信を置く

しんをおく

to put one's trust in

籍を置く

せきをおく

to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.), to be a member (of an organization)

身を尽くす

みをつくす

to give one's everything; to do one's best

歩哨を置く

ほしょうをおく

to post a sentinel

距離を置く

きょりをおく

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

主眼を置く

しゅがんをおく

to think of as the main point

軸足を置く

じくあしをおく

to focus on particular aspects of things

重きを置く

おもきをおく

to emphasize; to attach importance to

芸は身を助く

げいはみをたすく

Art brings bread

置く

おく

to put, to place

身を隠す

みをかくす

to hide oneself

身を削る

みをけずる

to undergo great hardships, to waste away from great effort and worry

身を誤る

みをあやまる

to err, to take the wrong path, to go astray

身を包む

みをつつむ

to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with