List: idiomatic expression
Expressions, words, or phrases that have a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers.
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to disturb the water, to wake a sleeping dog, to wake a sleeping child
idiomatic expression expression su verb - precursor to the modern suru verb (generic)
- to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else, to cut off one's nose to spite one's face, to look up at the sky and spit
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be able, to be competent
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression dated term expression kuru verb verb (generic)
- to get mad
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) idiomatic expression
- to strip to one's waist
- to go at with might and main
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- hearsay, rumour
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- useless messenger, doing only as one is told, fool's errand
expression Ichidan verb verb (generic) idiomatic expression
- to resort to violence, to use force, to get physical
- to be able to get, to be able to afford, to be within one's reach
- to jab, to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
- to reach for (a snack, etc.)
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion, to push someone around
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- halting speech, stammering, (like) rain water (slowly) dripping off a horizontal board