List: expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Words or phrases, used to convey an idea.
proverb expression
- great men have eccentricities, fine horses have quirks
proverb expression
- things cannot be larger than the things that contain them, there are no boars larger than the mountain (in which they live)
quotation expression
- old soldiers never die; they just fade away
proverb expression
- words betray one's character
proverb expression
- he who knows, does not speak; he who speaks, does not know, those who know do not talk; those who talk do not know
expression
- all the same
search-only kanji form proverb expression yodan verb (archaic) yodan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous), if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- man is the measure of all things
proverb expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- a small leak will sink a great ship
proverb expression
- a wise man keeps wide company; a fool joins a clique