List: expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Words or phrases, used to convey an idea.
expression noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic)
- cheerful (look), healthy (complexion)
expression noun noun (generic)
- Girls' Festival (March 3), Dolls' Festival
rarely used kanji form idiomatic expression formal or literary term expression noun noun (generic)
- showing (someone) special courtesy (to persuade them to take a post)
expression noun noun (generic) idiomatic expression colloquial
- the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels), three sacred emblems of sovereign rule, the three divine symbols of the Japanese imperial throne
- (set of) three status symbols, three necessities
proverb expression
- three heads are better than two, if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri
expression
- three days and three nights
expression
- 3 days and 3 nights
expression noun noun (generic)
- food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.), fruits of the land
expression noun noun (generic)
- mountain top, summit, peak
usually written using kana alone expression
- after a short time, in a short while, a short time later