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あまこと
iamattekotobatarazu
expression
unable to find adequate words (e.g. to express feelings), being at a loss for words

noun
quarrel, dispute
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言合い【いいあい】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to guess right
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言当てる【いいあてる】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
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
to quarrel, to dispute
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言争う【いいあらそう】

らた
iiaratameru
Ichidan verb
to correct oneself
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言改める【いいあらためる】

らわ
iiarawaseru
Ichidan verb
to be able to be expressed in words, to be sayable
See also:言い表す

Ichidan verb
to agree in advance
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言合わせる【いいあわせる】

ょう
iietemyou
expression
perfectly fitting phrase
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言いえて妙【いいえてみょう】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to leave word, to leave a message
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言置く【いいおく】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to send a message, to write to
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言送る【いいおくる】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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
to refer to, to mention (e.g. theme)
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言及ぶ【いいおよぶ】

Godan-ru verb
to finish speaking
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言終わる【いいおわる】

noun
worth mentioning
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言甲斐【いいがい】

noun
replying, reply
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言返し【いいかえし】

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
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
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
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
to tell, to advise, to warn, to admonish, to reason, to persuade, to instruct
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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
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】

Godan-su verb
to pass the time talking
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言暮らす【いいくらす】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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
to express properly, to explain well
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言い熟す【いいこなす】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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
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:
  1. 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
to hesitate to say
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言渋る【いいしぶる】

noun
an excuse, however, nonetheless
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言条【いいじょう】

iishirenu
pre-noun adjectival
indescribable, inexpressible
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言知れぬ【いいしれぬ】

noun
exaggeration, overstatement
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言いすぎ【いいすぎ】
言過ぎ【いいすぎ】

Godan-su verb
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
to say (something) over one's shoulder
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言捨てる【いいすてる】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to add (to what was said before), to say in addition
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言添える【いいそえる】

そこ
iisokonai
noun
slip of the tongue, verbal mistake, using the wrong words, misstatement, gaffe
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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】

そこ
iisokonau
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
to miss one's chance to say, to fail to mention

ほうだい
iitaihoudai
expression
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)

na-adjective
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
opening words, speaking out
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言出し【いいだし】

iidashibe
noun
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
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】

noun
slip of the tongue, misstatement
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言違い【いいちがい】

ちが
iichigaeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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】

iichirasu
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to spread (a report)
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言散らす【いいちらす】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
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
to transmit by word of mouth
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言継ぐ【いいつぐ】

iitsukusu
Godan-su verb
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
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
let's not say (such things) to each other
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言いっこ無し【いいっこなし】

つた
iitsutaeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to send word
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言伝える【いいつたえる】

つづ
iitsuzukeru
Ichidan verb
to keep talking, to go on and on, to talk non-stop

expression, Godan-u verb
to say something is all right, to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)(usually kana)
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いいっていう《良いって言う》
よいっていう《良いって言う》

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
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】

adjective
difficult to speak about
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言いづらい【いいづらい】
言辛い【いいづらい】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to persist in saying
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言通す【いいとおす】

noun
restating, restatement
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言直し【いいなおし】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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】

expression
with these words, while saying

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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】

なら
iinarawashi
noun
idiom, set phrase, habit of speech, saying
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言習わし【いいならわし】

なら
iinarawasu
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
to do exactly what one is told to do, to be subservient, to be easily controlled

ほうだい
iinarihoudai
na-adjective
completely submissive to another person
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言い成り放題【いいなりほうだい】

noun
evasion, an excuse
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言抜け【いいぬけ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to explain away, to answer evasively
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言抜ける【いいぬける】

のが
iinogareru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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】

はじ
iihajimeru
Ichidan verb
1.
to say previously unspoken thoughts
2.
to start saying
3.
to court someone

Godan-tsu verb, transitive verb
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:
  1. 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】

ひろ
iihiromeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to spread word of, to trumpet, to bruit
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言広める【いいひろめる】

ふく
iifukumeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to explain clearly, to give detailed instructions
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言含める【いいふくめる】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to argue down
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言伏せる【いいふせる】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to spread (e.g. a rumor), to circulate, to disseminate
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言い触らす【いいふらす】
言触らす【いいふらす】

noun
manner of speaking, manner of expression
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言い振り【いいぶり】
言振り【いいぶり】

Godan-su verb
to say repeatedly, to say proverbially
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言古す【いいふるす】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to talk (a person) down, to confute
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言負かす【いいまかす】

まぎ
iimagirasu
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to equivocate
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言紛らす【いいまぎらす】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to talk volubly
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言い捲る【いいまくる】
言捲る【いいまくる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to lose a quarrel, to lose an argument, to be talked down
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言負ける【いいまける】

まる
iimarumeru
Ichidan verb
to do sweet-talk
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言丸める【いいまるめる】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to express in a roundabout way
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言回す【いいまわす】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to forget to mention, to leave unspoken, to let slip a secret
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言漏らす【いいもらす】

expression
don't try and tell me that!, don't try that shit on me
See also:やがる

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to argue down, to confute
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言破る【いいやぶる】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to send word
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言い遣る【いいやる】
言遣る【いいやる】
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