List: idiomatic expression
Expressions, words, or phrases that have a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers.
idiomatic expression expression
- (of a choice) one being as excellent as the other, both so beautiful it is hard to choose between
irregular reading search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to cause offence (offense), to create hard feelings
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- of no concern at all, I couldn't care less, no skin off my nose
idiomatic expression expression
- all pain, no gain, doing no good and a lot of harm, having no redeeming features, being a complete disadvantage, a hundred harms and not a single gain
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- shameless, bold, brazen
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- big but useless person
noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb intransitive verb idiomatic expression colloquial
- delineation, demarcation
- drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable)
- (measuring) ruler
idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to try and draw someone out, to fish for information
- (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them
- to offer water before a grave
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be outdone (by), to be in inferior (to), to compare unfavorably (with), to be behind
abbreviation mahjong noun noun (generic) idiomatic expression
- safe tile, tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent
- no-risk choice, easily handled person