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 waste, to sacrifice, to spoil, to ruin, to lose, to forfeit, to throw away
idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to go too far, to go to excess, to carry too far
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- unsung hero, person who does a thankless task
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) idiomatic expression
- to catch fire, to be ignited, to ignite, to light (e.g. of a match)
- to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.), to blaze, to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.), to take off (of a boom, craze, etc.)
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to be hard (to do), to be difficult, to require much effort, to be laborious, to be backbreaking, to have trouble (doing)
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression
- from A to Z, in every particular, all without exception, in everything, through and through, from one to ten
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to take off one's hat to a person, to acknowledge another's superiority
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to make up one's mind
- to calm oneself, to be patient, to endure
idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to feign innocence, to feign ignorance
- to wipe one's mouth