List: expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Words or phrases, used to convey an idea.
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to crack jokes
proverb expression
- spare the rod and spoil the child, let your darling child travel
archaic expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to open hostilities, to be at war
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to lose one's temper, to throw a tantrum, to fly into a rage
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to close one's business
expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to fire oneself up, to give it one's all, to get psyched, to motivate oneself
- to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.), to rouse
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to speak energetically, to talk big, to argue heatedly
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be blunt, to be curt
idiomatic expression expression
- to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method, to ask for the impossible, to look for fish by climbing a tree
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to turn on one's heel, to turn back, to return