List: expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Words or phrases, used to convey an idea.
expression noun noun (generic)
- dirty bomb, radiological dispersal device
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone expression
- open sesame!
expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to be used to eating the best, to have a refined palate
rare term expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to like, to prefer, to be pleased by
search-only kanji form honorific language expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to like, to prefer, to be pleased by
expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to behave modestly
expression noun noun (generic)
- three-cornered battle
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- birds of a feather flock together
expression
- take a long walk off a short pier, go stick your head in a pig, bash your head against the corner of a block of tofu and die
idiomatic expression expression
- to not see the forest for the trees, to not see the wood for the trees, to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture