List: expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Words or phrases, used to convey an idea.
idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to retaliate, to return a blow, to strike back (at), to retort
expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to persevere, to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
search-only kanji form proverb expression
- a woman has no home of her own in this world (because she has to obey her parents when she is young, her husband when she gets married, and her children when she is old)
search-only kanji form expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to act as mediator, to be a matchmaker, to bring a couple together
search-only kanji form expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to insult each other, to trade insults, to abuse each other verbally
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to play (baseball, softball, etc.)
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to be put to shame (of an expert), to be no match (for someone), to run away barefoot
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be put to shame (of an expert), to be no match (for someone), to run away barefoot
proverb expression
- the misfortune of others tastes as sweet as honey
expression noun noun (generic)
- dustbin of history, ash heap of history, obscurity, long-forgotten memory