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Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to express (in words)
2.
to confess
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言い表わす【いいあらわす】
、言い現す【いいあらわす】
、言表す【いいあらわす】
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expression, adjective
•
indescribable, having no way to express
See also:言いようのない
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言い様がない【いいようがない】
、言様がない【いいようがない】
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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to talk or say too much, to go too far, to overstate, to exaggerate
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言いすぎる【いいすぎる】
、言過ぎる【いいすぎる】
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
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outrageous, preposterous, scandalous, inexcusable, absurd, execrable(yojijukugo)
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言語道斷【ごんごどうだん】[1]
、言語同断【ごんごどうだん】[2]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to say to each other, to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
2.
to quarrel, to dispute
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言合う【いいあう】
noun, no-adjective
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speech impediment, speech disorder
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to leave word with (a person), to state in one's will
2.
to leave (something) unsaid, to forget to mention
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言残す【いいのこす】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
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to insist, to assert, to be obstinate in saying
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言いはる【いいはる】
、言張る【いいはる】
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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to tell, to advise, to warn, to admonish, to reason, to persuade, to instruct
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言いきかせる【いいきかせる】
、言聞かせる【いいきかせる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
putting in other words
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言い替え【いいかえ】
、言替え【いいかえ】
、言換え【いいかえ】
noun
•
evasion, excuse, subterfuge, runaround
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言逃れ【いいのがれ】
、言い逃がれ【いいのがれ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Common word
noun
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first person to say something, first person to suggest something
See also:言い出しべ (いいだしべ)
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言いだしっぺ【いいだしっぺ】
、言い出しっ屁【いいだしっぺ】
、言出しっぺ【いいだしっぺ】
、言出しっ屁【いいだしっぺ】
Common word
noun
1.
false accusation, pretext, picking a quarrel
2.
committing oneself
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言い掛かり【いいがかり】
、言い掛り【いいがかり】
、言掛かり【いいがかり】
、言掛り【いいがかり】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
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to say by mistake, to make a slip of the tongue
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言誤る【いいあやまる】
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
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to quarrel, to dispute
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言争う【いいあらそう】
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
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to leave word, to leave a message
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言置く【いいおく】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
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to send a message, to write to
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言送る【いいおくる】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to omit to say, to forget to mention, to leave unsaid
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言い落す【いいおとす】
、言落す【いいおとす】
Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
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to refer to, to mention (e.g. theme)
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言及ぶ【いいおよぶ】
expression
•
if we put this another way, in other words, put differently
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言替えるなら【いいかえるなら】
expression, Ichidan verb
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to accuse someone falsely, to make a false charge
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言いがかりを付ける【いいがかりをつける】
、言い掛かりをつける【いいがかりをつける】
expression, Ichidan verb
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to stop in the middle of a sentence
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言い掛けて止める【いいかけてやめる】
、言掛けて止める【いいかけてやめる】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to start to say, to attempt to say, to be about to say, to break off (mid-sentence)
2.
to speak to, to address
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言い掛ける【いいかける】
、言掛ける【いいかける】
adjective
1.
hard to say, inexpressible, hesitant to say
2.
embarrassing, delicate(esp. 言いにくい)
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言い難い【いいがたい】
、言い難い【いいにくい】
、言いにくい【いいにくい】
、言難い【いいがたい】
、言難い【いいにくい】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to find it hard to say
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言い兼ねる【いいかねる】
、言兼ねる【いいかねる】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to have a chat with, to exchange words or promises, to promise, to get engaged
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言い交わす【いいかわす】
、言交す【いいかわす】
、言い交す【いいかわす】
、いい交わす【いいかわす】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to tell, to advise, to warn, to admonish, to reason, to persuade, to instruct
See also:言い聞かせる
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言聞かす【いいきかす】
noun
1.
affirmation, declaration, assertion
See also:言い切る
2.
end of sentence
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言切り【いいきり】
expression
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I'm not so sure, I can hardly say with any finality that ...
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言いきれない【いいきれない】
noun
1.
remarks, comments
2.
way of talking, speaking style
3.
excuse
4.
topic (of conversation)
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言いぐさ【いいぐさ】
、言い種【いいぐさ】
、言草【いいぐさ】
、言種【いいぐさ】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to deceive (with words), to cajole, to talk into, to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence), to argue away, to wheedle
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言い包める【いいくるめる】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to express properly, to explain well
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言い熟す【いいこなす】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to talk down, to argue down
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言い籠める【いいこめる】
、言込める【いいこめる】
、言籠める【いいこめる】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to break off (mid-sentence), to stop (saying)
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言い止す【いいさす】
、言止す【いいさす】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Godan-su verb
•
to explain in an easy-to-understand manner
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言諭す【いいさとす】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
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to hesitate to say
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言渋る【いいしぶる】
pre-noun adjectival
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indescribable, inexpressible
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言知れぬ【いいしれぬ】
Godan-su verb
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to talk or say too much, to go too far, to overstate, to exaggerate
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言過ごす【いいすごす】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to say (something) over one's shoulder
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言捨てる【いいすてる】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to add (to what was said before), to say in addition
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言添える【いいそえる】
noun
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slip of the tongue, verbal mistake, using the wrong words, misstatement, gaffe
See also:言い損なう
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言いそこない【いいそこない】
、言損ない【いいそこない】
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to say incorrectly, to use the wrong words, to make a slip of the tongue
2.
to forget to say, to miss one's chance to say
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言損なう【いいそこなう】
、言いそこなう【いいそこなう】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to miss one's chance to say, to fail to mention
expression
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saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
na-adjective
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seeming to want to say something, looking like one wants to give one's opinion
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言いた気【いいたげ】
noun
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first person to say something, first person to suggest something
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言い出し屁【いいだしべ】
、言出し屁【いいだしべ】
、言出しべ【いいだしべ】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to say something additional, to add (to what was said before)
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言いたす【いいたす】
、言足す【いいたす】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to assert, to declare, to claim, to state, to insist, to maintain
2.
to list (one by one), to enumerate, to count off
3.
to spread rumours (rumors), to go on and on (about)
4.
to use as an excuse(archaism)
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言いたてる【いいたてる】
、言立てる【いいたてる】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to say by mistake, to make a slip of the tongue
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言違える【いいちがえる】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to spread (a report)
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言散らす【いいちらす】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
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to be ordered (to do)
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言い付かる【いいつかる】
、言付かる【いいつかる】
Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
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to transmit by word of mouth
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言継ぐ【いいつぐ】
Godan-su verb
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to tell all, to give a full account
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言尽くす【いいつくす】
、言い尽す【いいつくす】
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
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to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.), to make excuses for, to gloss over, to talk one's way out of
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言いつくろう【いいつくろう】
、言繕う【いいつくろう】
noun
1.
order, command
2.
directions, instructions
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言い付け【いいつけ】
、言付け【いいつけ】
expression
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let's not say (such things) to each other
See also:かたいことは言いっこなし
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言いっこ無し【いいっこなし】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to send word
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言伝える【いいつたえる】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
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to argue vehemently
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言いつのる【いいつのる】
、言募る【いいつのる】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to persist in saying
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言通す【いいとおす】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to correct oneself, to restate
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言直す【いいなおす】
、言いなおす【いいなおす】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to speak as though something were actually the case, to smooth over, to give the impression that, to make it sound that
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言い做す【いいなす】
、言做す【いいなす】
noun
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idiom, set phrase, habit of speech, saying
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言習わし【いいならわし】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to say as a tradition, to customarily say
2.
to have a habit of saying
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言習わす【いいならわす】
expression, Godan-ru verb
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to do exactly what one is told to do, to be subservient, to be easily controlled
na-adjective
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completely submissive to another person
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言い成り放題【いいなりほうだい】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to explain away, to answer evasively
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言抜ける【いいぬける】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to explain away, to talk one's way out of, to excuse oneself, to evade
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言逃れる【いいのがれる】
Ichidan verb
1.
to say previously unspoken thoughts
2.
to start saying
3.
to court someone
Godan-tsu verb, transitive verb
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to declare, to assert, to say bluntly, to say straight out
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言放つ【いいはなつ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to spread (e.g. a rumour), to talk about (widely), to make fun of
2.
to sing the praises of, to praise to the skies
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言囃す【いいはやす】
、言いはやす【いいはやす】
noun
•
excuse, explanation, justification, vindication
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言開き【いいひらき】
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
•
to justify, to explain, to vindicate
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言開く【いいひらく】