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expression, Godan-u verb
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to become speechless, to be at a loss for words(idiom )
expression, Godan-bu verb
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to choose one's words (with care), to be careful with one's words
expression, Godan-su verb
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to reply, to respond, to answer
2.
to talk back, to retort
expression, Ichidan verb
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to speak to, to give a (something) talk to, to speak words of (something)
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言葉を掛ける【ことばをかける】
expression, Godan-su verb
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to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.), to run out of words, to be verbose, to cajole, to talk someone's head off
expression, Godan-gu verb
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to express in a refined fashion, to weave a web of words(poetry term)
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言葉をつむぐ【ことばをつむぐ】
expression, Godan-su verb
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to be vague, to speak ambiguously, to be evasive, to not commit oneself(idiom )
expression, Godan-su verb
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to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death), to say (for posterity), to utter last words
2.
to leave some things unsaid
expression, Godan-mu verb
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to choke up, to be speechless(idiom )
2.
to hold one's tongue(idiom )
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言葉をのむ【ことばをのむ】
、言葉を吞む【ことばをのむ】
、言葉を飲む【ことばをのむ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
expression, Godan-ru verb
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to make a pun on a word
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言葉を捩る【ことばをもじる】
Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
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to congratulate, to wish (someone) well, to celebrate
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言祝ぐ【ことほぐ】
expression, pre-noun adjectival
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(any) particular, special, particularly noteworthy, worth mentioning(usually kana)(usu. with neg. sentence)
expression, pre-noun adjectival
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(any) particular, special, particularly noteworthy, worth mentioning(usually kana)(usu. with neg. sentence)
expression, conjunction
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not worth mentioning (with neg. verb), nothing special(usually kana)
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これといって《此れと言って》
noun
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Computer Mediated Communication, CMC(computer term)
noun
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sa-added word (i.e. causative forms with an extra 'sa' like 'ikasaseru')(linguistics)
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サ入れ言葉【サいれことば】
noun
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whispering, whisper, secret talk, murmur(archaism)
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私語【ささやきごと】
noun
1.
countryside dialect(linguistics)
2.
sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts during the Edo period(linguistics)
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里ことば【さとことば】
、里詞【さとことば】
expression
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needless to say(archaism)
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更にも言わず【さらにもいわず】
noun
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prank, practical joke
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戯れ言【ざれこと】
、戯れ言【たわむれごと】
、戯れ言【たわぶれごと】
、戯言【ざれごと】[1]
、戯言【ざれこと】[1]
、戯言【たわむれごと】[1]
、戯言【たわぶれごと】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
pettifogging lawyer, unscrupulous or unethical lawyer, shyster(derogatory, yojijukugo)
2.
casuist, sophist
expression
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if I'm forced to say something, if anything, if I must say, if I must choose
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しいて言えば【しいていえば】
noun
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local amateur theatrical performance (esp. popular in late Edo and early Meiji)
noun
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system conformance statement(computer term)
expression
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to tell the truth, in actuality, in reality
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実のことを言うと【じつのことをいうと】
、実のことをいうと【じつのことをいうと】
expression, adverb
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as a matter of fact, to tell the truth
See also:実を言えば
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実を言うと【じつをゆうと】
、実をいうと【じつをいうと】
noun
1.
mother tongue (from the island where one was raised)(usually kana, Ryuukyuu-ben (dialect))
2.
Okinawan neologism (developed by the language revival movement)(usually kana, Ryuukyuu-ben (dialect))
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しまくとぅば《島くとぅば》
、しまクトゥバ《島クトゥバ》
、シマクトゥバ
noun
1.
pleonasm, redundancy, tautology(e.g. 馬から落馬する)
2.
kanji compound in which the same character is repeated(only relevant for じゅうげん)(e.g. 堂堂)
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重言【じゅうごん】
noun
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secondary substantive (inflectable word or phrase that acts as an uninflectable within a sentence)(linguistics)
expression
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to be honest, to be frank, honestly, if you want to know the truth
noun
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lesser councilor of state, lesser councillor of state, minor councilor, minor councillor
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少納言【すないものもうし】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
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near-extinct language, seriously endangered language
noun
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adviser, advisor, counsellor, counselor
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助言者【じょごんしゃ】
expression
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he who knows, does not speak; he who speaks, does not know, those who know do not talk; those who talk do not know(proverb)
expression, Godan-u verb
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to advise strongly, to insist (on something)(usually kana)