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 get along, to hit it off, to be on the same page, to work well together, to synchronize
colloquial idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to make a pass at, to hit on, to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to break up and start anew, to break out of one's shell, to make a fresh start, to go outside oneself
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- street prostitute
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- fighting over nothing, making a mountain out of a molehill
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- fight from which neither part benefits (but a third part does), a fight between the snipe and the clam (ends in the fisherman's profit)
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to sleep like a log, to sleep like a baby
rare term idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to do something stupid, to do something pointless, to hit a muddy rice field with a stick
idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective, to take an indirect approach, to fill in the outer moat
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to suffer a disappointment, to feel let down
- to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped, to be given the slip