立彬の日本語
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身を固める， みをかためる
1. to settle down, to get a steady job, to marry and raise a family 2. to attire oneself, to outfit oneself
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彼女は今では結婚して身を固めている。
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She's married and settled down now.
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彼は結婚して身をかためた。
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He was married and settled down.
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彼はもうそろそろ身を固めてもいいころだ。
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It is about time he got settled down.
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彼の二番目の息子は結婚して身を固めた。
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His second son married and settled down.
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身を固めるまでにはかなりの収入を得たい。
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I hope to earn a respectable income by the time I settle down.
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私達は彼に身を固めさせた。
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We fixed him!
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結婚について言えば、身を固めることは女性より男性にプラス面が大きい。
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In marriage, settling down benefits men more than women.
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もう身を固めて落ち着いてもいいころだよ。
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It's high time you got married and settled down.
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いずれどこかに落ち着いて身を固めるつもりだが、まだまだだ。
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Eventually I'd like to settle down and have a family, but not yet.
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