List: idiomatic expression
Expressions, words, or phrases that have a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers.
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to brace oneself (e.g. for battle), to pull oneself together, to focus one's mind, to tighten the strings of one's helmet
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to speak ill of the dead, to criticize the dead
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to meddle (e.g. in a conversation), to butt in, to interfere, to interrupt
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to reach out (for), to extend one's reach (towards), to set one's sights (on), to work towards (getting, becoming, etc.), to put out a feeler, to extend one's tentacles
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- being half awake and half asleep, butterfly's dream
search-only kanji form expression Ichidan verb verb (generic) idiomatic expression
- to recover (one's) costs, to break even
- to pay off (e.g. hard work), to be worth the effort
idiomatic expression expression
- so near, yet so far, ploughing the field and forgetting the seed, making a Buddha statue but not putting a soul in it
search-only kanji form expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) idiomatic expression
- to break mucus (from one's throat), to clear one's throat
- to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument), to talk pompously
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- light at the end of the tunnel
search-only kanji form expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) idiomatic expression
- to bend the knee, to kneel, to crouch
- to surrender, to give in, to yield, to concede