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Set phrases and idioms — 慣用表現

The fixed phrases every N3 reading uses — to care about, to come in handy, to stand out, to get fired. Read each word aloud with its reading, then write it once on the line — in kana if you cannot yet write the kanji.

おせわになります phrase
お世話になります thank you for your help (set phrase)
ごぶさた phrase
ご無沙汰 long silence, not being in touch
おかげで phrase
お陰で thanks to
きになる phrase
気になる to be on one's mind, to bother
きがつく phrase
気が付く to notice; to come to
きにいる phrase
気に入る to take a liking to
きをつける phrase
気をつける to take care, to be careful
めんどうをみる phrase
面倒を見る to look after
かおをだす phrase
顔を出す to show one's face, to drop in
はらがたつ phrase
腹が立つ to get angry
てにはいる phrase
手に入る to come into one's hands, to obtain
てにいれる phrase
手に入れる to get hold of
やくにたつ phrase
役に立つ to be useful
みにつける phrase
身につける to acquire (a skill); to wear
めだつ verb
目立つ to stand out
こころをこめて phrase
心を込めて with all one's heart
くびになる phrase
首になる to get fired
  adverb
いつのまにか before one knows it
じっさい adverb
実際 actually, in practice
どりょく noun
努力 effort
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Set phrases and idioms — from memory

Cover page 1. Write the Japanese for each meaning (kana is fine), then write what each word in part 2 means. Page 1 is the answer key.

1    Write the Japanese
to notice; to come to
phrase
to come into one's hands, to obtain
phrase
thank you for your help (set phrase)
phrase
before one knows it
adverb
to take a liking to
phrase
thanks to
phrase
to look after
phrase
with all one's heart
phrase
to acquire (a skill); to wear
phrase
to take care, to be careful
phrase
2    What does it mean?
腹が立つ
首になる
努力
役に立つ
顔を出す
気になる
目立つ
ご無沙汰
実際
手に入れる
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