Pride, envy, gloating
Idioms, Stage 3chunk 15 of 22Feelings & temper
Feelings about other people: proud of them, jealous over them, glad they got what they deserved.
- zamaa miroserves you right, ha!literally “look at the state of you”
- hana ga takaibe proud (of someone)literally “the nose is high”
- ii kimiserves them rightliterally “a good feeling”
- yakimochi o yakube jealous (over someone's affection)literally “grill rice cakes (yaku is also the word for being jealous)”
Mix-ups zamaa miro (to their face) vs ii kimi (about them); ii kimi shares kimi with kimi ga warui.
zamaa miro
“look at the state of you”
serves you right, ha!
In English: serves you right
The stock gloat at someone getting their comeuppance, often said jokingly among friends or muttered at a rival; zamaa! on its own is common too. Ii kimi da is the cooler, more grown-up 'serves them right'.
Also: zamaa!, zama miro.
sakki warikonde kita kuruma, tsukamatteru. zamaa miro.
That car that cut in on us got pulled over. Ha, serves him right.
さっき割り込んできた車、捕まってる。ざまあみろ。
Written ざまあみろHeard 58× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitlesLearn alongside ii kimiMain list miru (Stage 2), sakki (Stage 3), -teru (Stage 1)
hana ga takai
polite hana ga takai desu
“the nose is high”
be proud (of someone)
In English: beam with pride
Pride in a child, friend or team member whose success reflects on you: watashi mo hana ga takai yo. It can also literally mean a prominent nose. Don't mix it up with tengu ni naru (get conceited).
Plain alternative: jiman (something to be proud of).
yuushou shita nante, watashi mo hana ga takai yo.
You won? I'm so proud of you.
優勝したなんて、私も鼻が高いよ。
buka ga homerarete, watashi mo hana ga takai desu.
My team member got praised, and I'm proud too.
部下が褒められて、私も鼻が高いです。
Written 鼻が高い · はながたかいHeard 20× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitlesMain list takai (Stage 3)
ii kimi
“a good feeling”
serves them right
In English: serves them right
Spiteful satisfaction when someone who had it coming gets hurt, usually ii kimi da, said about them or to their face. It's cooler and more grown-up than the taunting zamaa miro. The kimi here is 'feeling' (as in kimi ga warui), not kimi 'you'.
itsumo ibatteta kara, ii kimi da yo.
He was always so full of himself, so serves him right.
いつも威張ってたから、いい気味だよ。
Written いい気味 · いいきみHeard 21× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitlesLearn alongside zamaa miroMain list ii (Stage 1)
yakimochi o yaku
polite yakimochi o yakimasu
“grill rice cakes (yaku is also the word for being jealous)”
be jealous (over someone's affection)
Jealousy over someone's affection or attention, whether a partner, a child about a new sibling or a friend, with yakimochi yaiteru no? as the classic tease. Shitto suru is the heavier plain word, and urayamashii is envy of what someone has.
Single words: yakimochi (jealousy), shitto; envious: urayamashii.
moshikashite, yakimochi yaiteru no?
Wait, are you jealous?
もしかして、やきもち焼いてるの？
kare, sugu yakimochi o yaku n desu yo.
He gets jealous so easily.
彼、すぐやきもちを焼くんですよ。
Written やきもちを焼く · やきもちをやくHeard 16× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitlesMain list -teru (Stage 1)