List: expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Words or phrases, used to convey an idea.
proverb expression
- you can't do something if you don't know how to do it, you can't read a sutra (by heart) if you haven't learned it
proverb expression
- he who has never toiled, does not know what it is to enjoy repose
idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to go from (using, etc.) something bad to something good, to change (from riding) a cow to (riding) a horse
idiomatic expression expression
- being ignorant of the ways of the world, knowing nothing, not being able to tell if a yam is boiled or not
proverb rare term expression
- one should do more than what is literally being asked for, when told (to bring) the chisel, (also bring) the mallet
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- doing something without having decided what one's goal for it is, a rifle in the dark
expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to sink (into one's seat, etc.)
- to leap to one's death (by drowning)
- to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
expression noun noun (generic)
- visions of glory, evanescent glory
archaic expression noun noun (generic)
- hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am), hour of the Hare
archaic expression noun noun (generic)
- hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon), hour of the Serpent