List: idiomatic expression
Expressions, words, or phrases that have a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers.
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to sleep like a log, to sleep like a baby
rare term idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to do something stupid, to do something pointless, to hit a muddy rice field with a stick
idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective, to take an indirect approach, to fill in the outer moat
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to suffer a disappointment, to feel let down
- to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped, to be given the slip
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to have a cross to bear, to carry a heavy burden
idiomatic expression expression ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- wet behind the ears, inexperienced, immature
idiomatic expression card games mahjong expression ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- being dealt a bad hand
- poor (handwriting)
- unscrupulous
abbreviation idiomatic expression colloquial expression
- having been told something so often that one is fed up with it
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to take someone by surprise, to startle someone, to pull (someone's) buttock hair
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- situation in which one can move neither forward nor backward, Benkei's last stand