Your search matched 1139 words.
Search Terms: *言*

Dictionary results(showing 811-910 of 1139 results)


たんてき
tantekiniiu
expression, Godan-u verb
to come to the point, to get straight to the point, to speak frankly, to speak plainly, to talk straight

noun
1.
intermediate language(computer term)
2.
interlanguage(linguistics)

expression
good advice is harsh to the ears, honest advice is often unpleasant to the ears(yojijukugo)

noun
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
See also:太政官,  令外の官
Other readings:
中納言【なかのものもうすつかさ】
中納言【すけのものもうすつかさ】

noun
straight shooter, frank person, person who tells it like it is

noun, auxillary suru verb
speak and write plainly (frankly), speak and write without reserve(yojijukugo)

expression
quick to take a hint, very responsive, quick on the uptake
See also:ツーカー
Other readings:
つうと言えばかあ【つうといえばかあ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
cutting remark, biting (scathing, bitter) criticism, harsh words

noun
common saying, slang, argot
See also:通語

noun, no-adjective
fabrication, lie, fiction
Other readings:
作り言【つくりごと】

conjunction
meaning, called, said(colloquialism, usually kana)

てみじか
temijikaniieba
expression
briefly, in short, in a nutshell, in summary, to put it briefly

こと
teyodawakotoba
noun
teyo-dawa speech, mid-Meiji period schoolgirl slang in which sentence-end particles "teyo" and "dawa" were used prominently

noun
type of theater which combines elements of noh, kyogen, and kabuki with dances and popular songs (theatre)

expression
in terms of both ... and ..., from the perspective of ... as well as ..., whether it be ... or ....(usually kana)(as ...といい...といい)

expression, adverb
or perhaps I should say, or more precisely, or, how should I put it, or rather(usually kana)

expression
1.
I've heard that ..., rumour has it that ...(usually kana)(indicates hearsay)
2.
it appears as if ...(usually kana)(expresses conjecture about another person's feelings or mindset)

expression, adverb
that is to say, so that means(usually kana)
Other readings:
ということは《と言う事は》

expression
1.
when it comes to ..., if one were to speak of ..., when one hears ...(usually kana)
expression, conjunction
2.
by ... you mean ..., when you say ... you mean that ..., so that means(usually kana)(sometimes in sentence-initial position)
expression
3.
whenever ..., if it's ... then (without fail)(usually kana)(indicates that what follows is inevitable)

expression
1.
the point of ..., the place where ..., the part where ..., a position described as ...(usually kana)
2.
a place called ..., places known as ...(usually kana)
3.
I would say ..., ... is how I'd put it, I suppose that ..., it's the case that ..., the situation is that ...(usually kana)(at sentence end)
4.
at the most, no more than(usually kana)
Other readings:
というところ《と言うところ》
というところ《と言う所》
とゆうところ《と言うところ》
とゆうところ《と言う所》
とゆうところ《とゆう所》

expression
even though, despite, when(usually kana)

expression, conjunction
1.
because ..., for ..., the reason being ...(usually kana)
2.
as for ..., when it comes to ..., regarding ..., how about ...(usually kana)

expression
because(usually kana)

expression, adverb
that is to say, so that means(usually kana)
Other readings:
というものは《と言う物は》

expression
rather than(usually kana)

expression
this is why, this means, it is the case that(usually kana)
Other readings:
というわけだ《と言う訳だ》

expression
be (that) as it may, having said that(usually kana)

expression
(one) could even say that
Other readings:
と言えなくも無い【といえなくもない】

conjunction
such ... as, or some such(usually kana)

expression, Godan-ru verb
I'd be lying if I said ...

expression
however, because, as

expression, adjective
insisting
Other readings:
と言ってきかない【といってきかない】
といって聞かない【といってきかない】

expression
it is certain true that ... (but), you can't argue that it's not ... (but)

expression
you could say, you might say, verging on the
Other readings:
と言っても良い【といってもいい】
と言っても良い【といってもよい】
と言ってもよい【といってもよい】

expression, adjective
it is no exaggeration to say, it is not too much to say
Other readings:
といっても過言ではない【といってもかごんではない】

expression, Ichidan verb
to be called ..., to be referred to as ...

expression
how, in what way, in what manner(usually kana)
Other readings:
どういうふうに《どう言う風に》
どうゆうふうに《どう言う風に》
どうゆうふうに《どうゆう風に》

expression
somehow, for some reason or other(usually kana)
Other readings:
どういうわけか《どう言う訳か》
どういうわけか《どう言うわけか》

expression
if you ask me ..., as for ...
Other readings:
如何かと言うと【どうかというと】

expression, Godan-u verb
to raise objections, to complain, (to have the right) to say anything
Other readings:
如何こう言う【どうこういう】

とうたおのずみち
tourimonoiwazaredomoshitaonozukaramichiwonasu
expression
a man of virtue will naturally attract admirers, good wine speaks for itself(proverb)
Other readings:
桃李物言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す【とうりものいわざれどもしたおのずからみちをなす】
桃李物言わざれども下自ずから蹊を成す【とうりものいわざれどもしたおのずからみちをなす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
talking to oneself
See also:独り言

とげこと
togenoarukotoba
expression, noun
stinging (barbed) words, harsh language
Other readings:
刺の有る言葉【とげのあることば】

expression
if anything, if pushed I'd say, if I had to say(usually kana)

expression
if anything, if pushed I'd say, if I had to say

expression
(I am) not sure, (I) can't say which(usually kana)

expression, na-adjective, adverb
as if ..., as if to say ..., as though ...(usually kana)(usu. ...とでもいうよう)

くち
donokuchigaiu
expression, Godan-u verb
look who's talking, I don't want to hear it from you, are you in any position to say that?
Other readings:
どの口がいう【どのくちがいう】

conjunction
though, although, be that as it may, nonetheless(usually kana)

expression, Godan-u verb
to say all kinds of things, to complain, to find fault (with)
Other readings:
兎や角言う【とやかくいう】

expression
eeny, meeny, miny, moe, eenie, meenie, minie, moe
Other readings:
どれにしようかな天の神様のいうとおり【どれにしようかなてんのかみさまのいうとおり】
Show more dictionary results