List: idiomatic expression

rarely used kanji form  idiomatic expression  expression  noun  noun (generic) 

• fighting with one's back to the wall, having burnt one's bridges, last stand, last-ditch effort

idiomatic expression  expression  Ichidan verb  verb (generic) 

• to give up (something as hopeless), to throw in the towel

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

usually written using kana alone  idiomatic expression  expression  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic) 

• to be settled, to be brought to an end

idiomatic expression  expression  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic) 

• to die a natural death, to die in one's own bed

idiomatic expression  jocular, humorous term  noun  noun (generic) 

• useless book learning, knowing the theory but being unable to put it into practice, practising swimming on a tatami mat

idiomatic expression  expression 

• thinking so highly of someone that you are blind to their faults, thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes, being the apple of one's eye, loving someone dearly

idiomatic expression  expression  Ichidan verb  verb (generic) 

• to look coldly at, to turn a cold shoulder

idiomatic expression  expression  suru verb  verb (generic) 

• to look as if one is important, to swagger around

idiomatic expression  expression  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic) 

• to have a lot of influence (in), to have clout (with), to be influential, to have contacts (in)