List: idiomatic expression
Expressions, words, or phrases that have a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers.
idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to give birth to
- to have a stomachache
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to expose one's true colors (colours), to expose one's true character
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to incur someone's enmity
expression Ichidan verb verb (generic) idiomatic expression
- to insure (something)
- to come up with a back-up plan, to hedge one's bets, to play it safe
idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to make (somewhere) one's final home, to make (a place) one's final resting place
- to do (something) for the rest of one's life, to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to make efforts, to take pains
- to break a bone
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to set about in earnest, to make a strenuous effort, to put one's back into (doing)
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) idiomatic expression
- to strike a pose (in kabuki), to assume a posture
- to make a proud gesture, to put on an air of confidence, to speak boastfully
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to be superior (to), to surpass, to outdo
expression Ichidan verb verb (generic) idiomatic expression
- to sprinkle water on (something), to spray water on, to splash water on, to squirt water on
- to hinder, to hamper, to stifle, to throw cold water on