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noun
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dialectal kanji, kanji only used in a specific region(obscure)
noun
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auxiliary inflecting word, in Japanese, auxiliary verbs and adjectives(linguistics)
noun
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Potsdam Declaration (July 26, 1945 statement establishing the terms of a Japanese surrender)
noun
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words of praise, eulogy, compliment
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ほめ言葉【ほめことば】
、褒言葉【ほめことば】
、褒め詞【ほめことば】
、誉め言葉【ほめことば】
expression, Godan-u verb
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to speak ill of, to speak very disparagingly about, to speak very harshly about
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襤褸糞に言う【ぼろくそにいう】
noun
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mainland dialects (of Japanese, as opposed to the Ryukyu languages)
expression, Godan-u verb
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to speak one's mind, to be frank, to tell the truth
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本音をいう【ほんねをいう】
expression
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by all rights, legally speaking, properly speaking
noun
1.
ominous word, ill-omened word(esp. 禍言)
2.
misfortune(esp. 禍事)
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禍言【まがこと】
、禍事【まがごと】
、禍事【まがこと】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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saying whatever one feels, speaking at random, making careless remarks, rambling talk(yojijukugo)
expression
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always contradicting what other people say
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右といえば左【みぎといえばひだり】
noun
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the spoken words of the emperor or a noble(honorific language)
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命【みこと】
expression
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see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil, the three wise monkeys
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見猿聞か猿言わ猿【みざるきかざるいわざる】
noun
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theatre that uses water for tricks, etc.(during hot weather)(archaism)
expression
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don't finish what you're saying, stop what you're saying
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皆まで言うな【みなまでいうな】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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following someone (on social media) without writing them a message (to introduce oneself)(colloquialism)
expression, Godan-u verb
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to ask a big favour, to ask unreasonable things, to be unreasonable
noun
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meaningless or stupid turn of phrase that at first glance resembles a wise saying, silly saying, nonsensical proverb(humerous)(pun on 名言)
See also:名言
expression, Godan-u verb
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to communicate with a look, to talk with one's eyes
expression, Godan-su verb
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to indicate with the eyes, to give a significant look
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目にもの言わす【めにものいわす】
expression
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one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words, the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts, the eyes are the windows to the soul, eyes are as eloquent as the tongue(proverb)
See also:物を言う
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目は口程に物を言う【めはくちほどにものをいう】
noun
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pretending to obey someone to his face but badmouthing him behind his back(yojijukugo)
expression
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kindly excuse my reckless remarks, please excuse my thoughtless words(yojijukugo)(used deferentially, in a letter, etc.)
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妄言多謝【ぼうげんたしゃ】
noun
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word created by retaining the first syllable (or two) of a word and suffixing it with the word "moji"
See also:女房詞
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文字言葉【もじことば】
expression
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when it comes to the cause, when you get right down to it, as for what started it, as for the reason, originally
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もとはと言えば【もとはといえば】
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
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to talk, to carry meaning
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もの言う【ものいう】
expression
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silence is golden(proverb)
expression, adjective
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speechless (with amazement), struck dumb, tongue-tied, dumbfounded
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物が言えない【ものがいえない】
expression
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smooth words make smooth ways, it's not what you say, it's how you say it(proverb)
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物は言いよう【ものはいいよう】
、物は言い様【ものはいいよう】
、物はいいよう【ものはいいよう】
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物も言いよう【ものもいいよう】
、ものも言いよう【ものもいいよう】
expression
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harsh words make the going rough, consider your words, people may be offended (or not) by the way you speak(proverb)
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物も言いようで角が立つ【ものもいいようでかどがたつ】
expression, Godan-u verb
1.
to speak (of something)
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to be effective, to be powerful, to mean everything
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ものを言う【ものをいう】
expression, Ichidan verb
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to make full use of (skill, experience, authority, etc.), to take full advantage of (something), to rely on
See also:物を言う (ものをいう)
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物を言わせる【ものをいわせる】
expression, Godan-u verb
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to complain, to make a complaint
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文句をいう【もんくをいう】
noun
1.
wording (esp. of written text)
2.
classical Chinese literary style, traditional written Chinese(only relevant for ぶんげん)
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文言【ぶんげん】
noun
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problematical statement, controversial statement(yojijukugo)
noun
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bureaucratic jargon, officialese, gobbledygook
See also:お役所言葉
noun
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mountain language (euphemisms used by hunters, etc. when in the wild)
See also:忌み詞
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山詞【やまことば】
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noun
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word of Japanese origin, native Japanese word
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やまと言葉【やまとことば】
、大和ことば【やまとことば】
、大和詞【やまとことば】
noun
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kabuki play presented in the third month (Edo period)(archaism)
noun, auxillary suru verb
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carrying out one's words, being as good as one's word, making good on one's promise(yojijukugo)
noun, auxillary suru verb
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opening declaration, profession, declaration in public, proclamation
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颺言【ようげん】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
expression, Godan-u verb
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to tell (somebody) to (do something)
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様に言う【ようにいう】
、様にいう【ようにいう】
Godan-u verb
1.
to say enough (as much as required), to say plenty
2.
to say well, to say cleverly, to say elegantly
3.
to say often, to say frequently
4.
to say without shame, to say impudently(oft. as an admonition in the form of よく言うよ)
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善く言う【よくいう】
、良く言う【よくいう】
noun
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language used by the harlots of the Yoshiwara red light district during the Edo period
See also:ありんすことば
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吉原言葉【よしはらことば】
expression, prenominal
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what is called, what they call, so-called
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世にいう【よにいう】
expression
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nobody knows the morrow, speak of next year and the ogres laugh(proverb)
noun
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'ra'-removed word (i.e. lacking the 'ra' in potential forms like 'taberareru')