List: expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Words or phrases, used to convey an idea.
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
idiomatic expression expression
- wasting one's efforts, rendering one's efforts futile
jocular, humorous term expression ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- crumpled up (of a face; like the face of a Japanese spaniel while it's sneezing)
rarely used kanji form Internet slang expression
- LOL, haha
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- the pot calling the kettle black, people who live in glass houses throwing stones, a monkey's laughter at (another monkey's) buttocks
expression noun noun (generic)
- gold letters, letters written in gold paint
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be conspicuous, to stand out