List: idiomatic expression
Expressions, words, or phrases that have a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers.
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- person of high standing, with a warped view of reality, naked emperor
idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to raise the bar
idiomatic expression expression
- two people arguing and not letting the other express their opinions
idiomatic expression expression
- two things that do not go well together, pairing kintsuba with loach soup
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be (practically) deserted, to have no visitors, to set a sparrow net in front of the gate
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to have a narrow view of things, to look at the sky through a tube
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- humiliation of defeat in battle, past humiliation by others, shame of an unendurable disgrace
idiomatic expression expression
- to avenge a defeat, to regain one's honor
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression suru verb verb (generic)
- to swallow (e.g. a story), to accept without questioning
- to swallow (food) whole, to gobble up, to gulp down
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- a swan among ducklings, a diamond among stones, a great figure among the common run of men