List: expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Words or phrases, used to convey an idea.
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to bare one's fangs, to snarl (at)
adverb expression
- before or since, neither before nor after, no other time in one's life, stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
expression suru verb verb (generic)
- to be in a different genre, to belong to a different category
rare term proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- if a cat washes its face, rain is coming
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- if the kids make a racket outside, there will be rain
expression noun noun (generic)
- Act on Labor Relationship of Specified Independent Administrative Agency, etc. (2002)
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- spoiling someone's work, useless effort, labouring in vain, if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- one becomes sleepy when one's stomach is full, full stomach, sleepy head, when the skin of the belly is extended, the skin of the eyes droops
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- match made in heaven, perfect match, great coupling, sparrow and bamboo (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting)
- family crest featuring a ring of bamboo with a sparrow in the middle