身を焼く

みをやく

to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)

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

筆を置く

ふでをおく

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

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)

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

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

軸足を置く

じくあしをおく

to focus on particular aspects of things

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)

重きを置く

おもきをおく

to emphasize; to attach importance to

主眼を置く

しゅがんをおく

to think of as the main point

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

身を守る

みをまもる

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

身を厭う

みをいとう

to take good care of oneself

身を護る

みをまもる

to defend oneself

身を包む

みをつつむ

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