List: idiomatic expression
Expressions, words, or phrases that have a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers.
idiomatic expression usually written using kana alone expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to hit the bull's-eye
- to go as expected, to succeed (e.g. a plan)
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- a bit better than, not much more than, not much different from
search-only kana form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to find oneself in deep trouble, to be deep in the shit
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to engage in a bloody feud, to have a family quarrel, to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood, to wash blood for blood
sumo expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) idiomatic expression
- to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan
- to be declared the winner
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- still having a very small chance, still having a tiny shred of hope
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- while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive), as long as one lives
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) colloquial idiomatic expression
- to spread one's legs
- to agree to have sex (for a woman)
idiomatic expression jocular, humorous term expression
- I wish the same for myself
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- wasting one's breath (trying to explain something), (reading) the Analects of Confucius to a dog