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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to spread word of, to trumpet, to bruit
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言広める【いいひろめる】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to explain clearly, to give detailed instructions
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言含める【いいふくめる】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to spread (e.g. a rumor), to circulate, to disseminate
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言い触らす【いいふらす】
、言触らす【いいふらす】
noun
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manner of speaking, manner of expression
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言い振り【いいぶり】
、言振り【いいぶり】
Godan-su verb
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to say repeatedly, to say proverbially
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言古す【いいふるす】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to talk (a person) down, to confute
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言負かす【いいまかす】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to equivocate
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言紛らす【いいまぎらす】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
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to talk volubly
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言い捲る【いいまくる】
、言捲る【いいまくる】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
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to lose a quarrel, to lose an argument, to be talked down
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言負ける【いいまける】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to express in a roundabout way
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言回す【いいまわす】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to forget to mention, to leave unspoken, to let slip a secret
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言漏らす【いいもらす】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
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to argue down, to confute
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言破る【いいやぶる】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
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to send word
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言い遣る【いいやる】
、言遣る【いいやる】
expression, noun
1.
manner of speaking, mode of expression, way of saying something
adverb
2.
at the same time as speaking, as one speaks(only relevant for いいざま)
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言い様【いいよう】
、言い様【いいざま】
、言いざま【いいざま】
、言様【いいよう】
、言様【いいざま】
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
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to hesitate to say
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言い淀む【いいよどむ】
、言淀む【いいよどむ】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
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to court, to woo, to approach defiantly
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言い寄る【いいよる】
、言寄る【いいよる】
expression, adjective
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admitting no excuse
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言訳が立たない【いいわけがたたない】
expression, Godan-tsu verb
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to have an excuse
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言訳がたつ【いいわけがたつ】
adjective
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seeming like an excuse, seeming like a justification, defensive, in an apologetic tone
Ichidan verb
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to forget to say, to forget to mention
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言忘れる【いいわすれる】
ku-adjective (archaic)
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unspeakable, indescribable, inexpressible(archaism)
expression
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nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect), not a thing one can complain about, better than one could hope for
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言う事なし【いうことなし】
、言うこと無し【いうことなし】
、言う事無し【いうことなし】
expression, adjective
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not doing as one is told, disobedient, unruly
See also:言うことを聞く (いうことをきく)
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言う事を聞かない【いうことをきかない】
expression, Godan-ku verb
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to do what one is told to, to take someone's advice, to listen to what someone says
See also:言うことを聞かない
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言う事を聞く【いうことをきく】
expression
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would be a waste of words, would be a waste of breath, there's no point in saying
expression
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it's tactless to state the obvious, that's best left unsaid
expression
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as (somebody) says(often as 〜が言う通りに〜 or 〜の言う通りに〜)
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言うとおり【いうとおり】
、いう通り【いうとおり】
expression
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what is called, as it is called, the so-called, known as, so to speak
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言う所の【いうところの】
、謂う所の【いうところの】
expression, prenominal
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beyond expression, unspeakable, inexpressible, indescribable
expression
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that's not a nice thing to say, that's not a nice way of putting it, there was no need to say that
expression
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that's not a nice thing to say, that's not a nice way of putting it, there was no need to say that
See also:言うに事欠いて (いうにことかいて)
expression
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it is needless to say(archaism)
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言うにやおよぶ【いうにやおよぶ】
expression
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it's easier said than done, saying is easy; doing is hard(proverb)
expression
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obviously, as we all know, needless to say, of course, it goes without saying
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言うまでもなく【ゆうまでもなく】
、言うまでも無く【いうまでもなく】
、言うまでも無く【ゆうまでもなく】
、言う迄もなく【いうまでもなく】
、言う迄もなく【ゆうまでもなく】
、言う迄も無く【いうまでもなく】
、言う迄も無く【ゆうまでもなく】
Ichidan verb
1.
to be possible to say, to be able to say
See also:言う
expression
2.
said, have said(archaism)(oft. as. 言えるごとく)
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云える【いえる】
expression
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even if I told you
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言たって【いったって】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
expression, Ichidan verb
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to declare, to speak out, to warn, to spit out (words)
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言って退ける【いってのける】
expression
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in a manner of speaking, as it were, so to speak, if you like, per se
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to get someone to say, to make someone say
2.
to let someone say, to let someone speak out
3.
to make a sound
expression, adverb
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saying nothing, understanding tacitly, without putting into words
expression
1.
(it) goes without saying, needn't be said
expression, no-adjective
2.
that should rather be left unsaid
expression, noun
1.
something that goes without saying, something that needn't be said
2.
something that should rather be left unsaid
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言わでものこと【いわでものこと】
expression
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some things are better left unsaid, silence is golden(proverb)
expression
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speech is silver, silence is golden(proverb)
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言わぬは言うに優る【いわぬはいうにまさる】
expression, suru verb (irregular)
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(what) one is trying to say, (what) one wants to say, (what) one is saying, (what) one means
expression, noun
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subtext, implication, connotation, implicit meaning, between the lines
noun
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every single word and phrase, each and every word(yojijukugo)
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言言句句【げんげんくく】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
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acting up to one's words, consistency between speech and action(yojijukugo)
noun
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inconsistency of speech and action, failing to act up to one's words, not practicing what one preaches(yojijukugo)
noun, na-adjective
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inconsistency between one's words and actions, insincerity, saying one thing and doing another
noun
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linguistic conceptualism(linguistics)
noun
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speech-impaired person, person with a speech impediment, mute