| 隔靴掻痒 | [かっかそうよう, kakkasouyou] (n) being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe); having an itch that one cannot scratch [Add to Longdo] |
| 期待通り;期待どおり | [きたいどおり, kitaidoori] (adj-no, adv) as expected (positive events); as hoped for [Add to Longdo] |
| 見切りを付ける;見切りをつける | [みきりをつける, mikiriwotsukeru] (exp, v1) to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something) [Add to Longdo] |
| 匙を投げる | [さじをなげる, sajiwonageru] (exp, v1) to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel [Add to Longdo] |