List: expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Words or phrases, used to convey an idea.
colloquial usually written using kana alone expression conjunction
- or rather (say), or better (say), or perhaps I should say, or, how should I put it, I mean
- by the way
proverb expression
- hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy, first be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hare
usually written using kana alone expression adverb
- in every way, in every aspect, from every angle
proverb expression
- repeated reading makes the meaning clear, read a difficult book a hundred times
expression
- just you wait!, I'll show you one day!, you'll see!, you'll pay for this!
expression noun noun (generic)
- (formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents), "river" character
expression noun noun (generic)
- great wealth, enormous fortune
expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to vacuum, to clean with a vacuum cleaner
expression
- (flee) like the wind, (run) out of sight
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard