This comprehensive reference contains over 880 fully explained and annotated commonly used Japanese idioms. It is divided into four sections - idioms derived from the human body, the animal kingdom and compounds of kanji characters, and idioms expressing mental or spiritual ideas. Written as a short cut to dynamic reading and conversational fluency, this comprehensive reference contains over 880 fully explained and annotated commonly used Japanese idioms. It is divided into four sections - idioms derived from the human body, the animal kingdom and compounds