List: idiomatic expression
Expressions, words, or phrases that have a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers.
idiomatic expression noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- boasting of one's humility
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to have one's kindness taken advantage of, give him an inch and he'll take a mile, to lend out the eaves but have one's whole house taken
- to have a favor returned with spite
idiomatic expression expression
- rushing to one's doom, (like a) moth flying into the flame
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to have one's knees be about to give way
idiomatic expression expression adverb taking the ใจ particle
- without making waves, softly, (like) a willow in the wind
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to have no time to lose, to fight with every minute and every second
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression
- not distinguishing between what's good and bad, not knowing chalk from cheese, mixing good and bad together, shit and miso are the same
search-only kana form search-only kanji form colloquial idiomatic expression usually written using kana alone interjection
- serves you right!, see what happens!
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to have a catch, to have an ulterior motive, to be more (to something)
obsolete kanji search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression
- a fight between equally great opponents, dragon and tiger fighting one another