List: idiomatic expression
Expressions, words, or phrases that have a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers.
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- something pure amidst filth, a rose among nettles, a lotus in the mire
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- something that comes too late to be of any use, arriving after the ship has sailed, flowers that don't arrive in time for a Buddhist service
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to tender one's resignation
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- spending lavishly on the outward journey and having nothing left for the return, going a lord, returning a beggar
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to brace oneself (e.g. for battle), to pull oneself together, to focus one's mind, to tighten the strings of one's helmet
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to speak ill of the dead, to criticize the dead
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to meddle (e.g. in a conversation), to butt in, to interfere, to interrupt
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to reach out (for), to extend one's reach (towards), to set one's sights (on), to work towards (getting, becoming, etc.), to put out a feeler, to extend one's tentacles
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- being half awake and half asleep, butterfly's dream
search-only kanji form expression Ichidan verb verb (generic) idiomatic expression
- to recover (one's) costs, to break even
- to pay off (e.g. hard work), to be worth the effort