List: idiomatic expression
Expressions, words, or phrases that have a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers.
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- sense of impending doom, foreboding, feeling of grave danger
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to break and run (e.g. of a defeated army or panicking crowd), to flee in disorder, to scatter in all directions
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to ride side by side, to walk side by side, to go together, to join forces, to work together, to line up horses' bits
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to do without being seen, to do behind others' backs, to do secretly, to do without the knowledge of others
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to take a backseat (to someone), to fall behind (someone), to be at a disadvantage, to be in a weak position, to stand downwind
idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to take a backseat (to someone), to fall behind (someone), to be at a disadvantage, to be in a weak position, to be downwind
- to be under someone's influence, to imitate someone's style, to follow someone's customs
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to draw a line (between), to make a distinction (between), to distinguish (between)
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to come crashing down, to crumble to pieces, to collapse completely
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) idiomatic expression
- to choose a person, to select someone, to pick people
- to not be for everyone, to not suit everyone's tastes, to be an acquired taste