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 keep one's mouth shut, to clam up, to be silent, to say nothing
search-only kanji form expression Ichidan verb verb (generic) idiomatic expression
- to start a signal fire, to use a smoke signal
- to initiate an action, to start a campaign
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to step back, to retire
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- avocado, forest butter
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- being second to none, being in a league of one's own
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to betray oneself, to reveal one's true colors, to show the cloven hoof, to throw off the mask, to give oneself away
search-only kanji form expression suru verb verb (generic) idiomatic expression
- to cover (a hole, a saucepan), to put on a lid (top, cap)
- to conceal an inconvenient truth, to pretend to not see something troublesome
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to turn red (with anger), to be furious, to be livid
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to manipulate figures to one's advantage, to count wrongly on purpose, to inflate or deflate one's age
formal or literary term noun noun (generic) idiomatic expression expression
- bell rung to announce daybreak, morning bell
- something that ushers in a new age