List: expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Words or phrases, used to convey an idea.
expression noun noun (generic)
- vote by the Diet to appoint the prime minister
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to pour (of rain), to pound down
search-only kanji form proverb expression
- red sky at night, sailors delight; red sky in morning, sailors take warning, red sky at night, shepherds delight; red sky in morning, shepherds take warning
irregular kanji usage search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to cut one's own throat, to dig one's own grave, to cause oneself harm, to bring ruin on oneself
expression noun noun (generic)
- end of spring, late spring
archaic expression noun noun (generic)
- the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to torment by slow degrees, to torture slowly, to drag things out, to reproach in a roundabout way, to strangle with floss silk
search-only kana form search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to hold the key (to)
proverb expression
- rich or poor, a man is a man, a man whose hair is tied with straw is still a man
expression
- having no relation with whatsoever, having nothing to do with, alien