Couples
Idioms, Stage 4chunk 10 of 22Getting on with people
Romantic relationships, from crossing the line to bickering like an old married couple.
- issen o koerucross the line, go too far; (of two people) sleep togetherliterally “cross a line”
- yori o modosuget back together (with an ex)literally “put the twist back in the strands”
- futamata o kakerutwo-time, date two people at onceliterally “straddle two forks”
- kenka suru hodo naka ga iifighting just shows how close you areliterally “on such good terms that they fight”
Mix-ups issen o koeru (sleep together, go too far) vs yori o modosu (get back together); kenka suru hodo naka ga ii vs kenka o uru (pick a fight) in Squaring up.
issen o koeru
polite issen o koemasu
“cross a line”
cross the line, go too far; (of two people) sleep together
In English: cross the line
Two senses, both everyday: going too far in a fight, a joke or a job (sore wa issen o koeteru, that's crossing the line) and, in gossip, two people becoming lovers (ano futari, issen koeta rashii yo). The famous affair denial is issen wa koete imasen.
issen o hiku = draw a line, keep a boundary.
ano futari, mou issen koeta rashii yo.
Apparently those two have already slept together.
あの二人、もう一線越えたらしいよ。
ano futari, mou issen o koeta rashii desu yo.
Apparently those two have already slept together.
あの二人、もう一線を越えたらしいですよ。
Written 一線を越える · いっせんをこえるHeard 77× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitlesLearn alongside ki o hiku, myaku ari, futamata o kakeruMain list mou (Stage 1), rashii (Stage 4)
yori o modosu
polite yori o modoshimasu
“put the twist back in the strands”
get back together (with an ex)
Dating gossip about exes: motokare to yori modoshita (she got back with her ex). Only for couples; friends making up is nakanaori.
Noun in gossip: fukuen (getting back together).
ano futari, mata yori modoshita rashii yo.
Apparently those two got back together again.
あの二人、またより戻したらしいよ。
ano futari, mata yori o modoshita rashii desu yo.
Apparently those two got back together again.
あの二人、またよりを戻したらしいですよ。
Written よりを戻す · よりをもどすHeard 47× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitlesLearn alongside kenka suru hodo naka ga ii, shiri ni shikareruMain list mata (Stage 3), rashii (Stage 4)
futamata o kakeru
polite futamata o kakemasu
“straddle two forks”
two-time, date two people at once
In English: two-time someone
Dating gossip and accusations, often passive: futamata kakerareteta (I was being two-timed). Mostly romance; it can also mean hedging between two options (two job offers).
Casual: futamata suru.
kare ni futamata kakerareteta no.
He was two-timing me.
彼に二股かけられてたの。
kare ni futamata o kakerarete ita n desu.
He was two-timing me.
彼に二股をかけられていたんです。
Written 二股をかける · ふたまたをかけるHeard 18× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitlesLearn alongside ki o hiku, myaku ari, issen o koeruMain list kakeru (Stage 4), -areru / -rareru (Stage 2)
kenka suru hodo naka ga ii
“on such good terms that they fight”
fighting just shows how close you are
Said about a bickering couple, siblings or friends, half teasing: kenka suru hodo naka ga ii tte iu shi ne. Also a consolation after you've argued with someone you love.
mata kenka shiteru no? maa, kenka suru hodo naka ga ii tte iu shi ne.
Fighting again? Well, they say the more you fight, the closer you are.
また喧嘩してるの？まあ、喧嘩するほど仲がいいって言うしね。
kenka suru hodo naka ga ii tte iimasu kara ne.
They do say the more you fight, the closer you are.
喧嘩するほど仲がいいって言いますからね。
Written 喧嘩するほど仲がいい · けんかするほどなかがいいHeard too rare in film subtitles to countLearn alongside yori o modosu, shiri ni shikareruMain list mata (Stage 3), -teru (Stage 1), no? (Stage 1), maa (Stage 3), -tte (Stage 2), -shi (Stage 1)