This volume presents more than 2,000 idiomatic words and expressions spelled phonetically and followed by the Japanese characters and the English translation.

Kodanshas Dictionary of Basic Japanese Idioms is a Kodansha International publication.

A collection of colloquial Japanese expressions incorporated into dialogue or narrative. The book contains each idiom written in both romanised and Japanese for

Provides nearly 1,000 entries listing common Japanese idioms with information on each one's usage, different meanings, and equivalent phrases. Features furigana

Collection of 2,500 maxims and adages, selected as illustrative of Japanese thought, giving transliterations of Japanese originals as well an English parallels.