Search Terms: 言い出す*, いいだす*
    
    
    
        
    
        
        
        
            Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to begin to say, to start talking, to broach (a matter), to bring up, to come out with
2.
to be the first to say, to suggest (doing), to propose
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                Suddenly the eldest daughter spoke up, saying, "I want candy.
             
         
        
            
            
                
                Mr Jones said something then
             
         
        
            
            
                
                We were having a quiet supper when out of the blue my mother announced she was going back to school
             
         
        
            
            
                
                He proposed asking her to lunch
             
         
        
            
            
                
                I didn't expect that to come from you
             
         
        
            
            
                
                If the other party does not offer personal information, however, it is better to leave it alone
             
         
        
            
            
                
                My little brother gets delirious when he's sleepy. He says the weirdest things
             
         
        
            
            
                
                The manager suggested that I go with him to the airport
             
         
        
            
            
                
                Was this somebody else's idea
             
         
        
            
            
                
                The section chief said out of the blue: "Women and meat, I like them a little rotten.