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expression, Godan-mu verb
1.
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)
noun
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(France's revolutionary era) Declaration of the Rights of Man
noun
1.
artificial language (e.g. Esperanto), constructed language, conlang
2.
language for defining structures, logic, etc. (e.g. XML, HTML, etc.)(computer term)
noun
1.
mantra(Buddhist term)
2.
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眞言【しんごん】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
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Shingon Shinto, any branch of Shinto based on Shingon Buddhist teachings
See also:両部神道